Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Hopefully this review will help you decide between a Leesa memory foam and the Zinu Ultra. Two years ago I replaced my conventional spring mattress with a Leesa. I had a coupon for Leesa and got their 10" mattress for around 600 dollars. To be honest, I downselected between the Casper and the Leesa and instantly wished I had gone with the Casper. The Leesa was hard and never expanded to the full 10 inches although it did make it to 9. I slept on the couch a lot because it was more comfortable and the wife kept slugging it out on the Leesa. I must admit, after about a year the Leesa actually got much softer and more comfortable so in the long run, I have no huge complaints. About two months ago a friend of mine pointed me in the direction of a Zinus. After I saw how cheap they were I fifured if it wasn't better than the Leesa then I would cut it up and use it for archery practice. I received the king mattress and I also bought the Zinus deluxe king bed frame. I opened up the mattress and let it expand for 3 full days. It actually took that long to make it to 12 inches. The Zinus is a full 3 inches thicker than the Leesa and it makes a huge difference. From night one I was extremely pleased. It is like sleeping on a cloud and is waaaay softer than the Leesa (even after beating the Leesa into a softer mattress the last couple years). I waited two weeks to write this review to make sure nothing happens in a short time and also to make sure I wasn't going to write a spontaneous review. After two weeks, I am still extremely happy with the comfort and excellent sleep it provides. In summary, if you want a very firm bed, the Leesa is the better choice. If you are a side sleeper like I am, I would avoid the Leesa. The Leesa is also lower quality and more than twice the price. Don't let the price difference fool you into thinking Leesa is therefore better, it is worse if you seek a cloud to sleep on. The reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is because I have slept on "slightly" more comfortable mattresses in my life. But those mattresses cost over 2500 dollars and should not be compared to a 200 dollar mattress...and are not worth 2300 more either. I will add one last thing. I almost did not buy this mattress because of many reviews stating this mattress is hard. Wow, these people have a way different concept of hard than my wife and I do. If the Zinus was much softer, I'd sink to the bottom and hit the frame! I would definitely recommend this one with the pillow top over the Leesa like green tea one. But that is pure speculation on my part based on reviews and foam composition.