Layla Hybrid Mattress Review

Eric Clapton sang “Please Layla darling, won’t you ease my worried mind”. Well, a different Layla will ease your mind and body. Today my song for all of you will be this Layla Hybrid mattress review.

We sleep for around ⅓ of the time per day and, by extent, our lives. So, we both deserve and need our beds to be of superb quality. At the moment Layla is one of the top mattress brands, so you may have already heard about their memory foam mattress. Well, they have released another great product for your sleep.

With a hybrid mattress, you get the best of both worlds — the softness of memory foam, and the motion control of inner coils. And with the two different mattress sides, you don’t only get to choose if you want to sleep soft or firm, but you can also easily flip that choice around, quite literally.

Verdict at a Glance

Layla Hybrid mattress is a 2-in-1, flippable mattress. It has excellent edge support, motion isolation, and pressure point relief. It is suitable for more than one sleeping position, and great for couples. It may not be ideal for stomach sleepers, but it has plenty of superb qualities overall.

Layla Hybrid Mattress Review: Pros

Layla being a top-quality mattress brand, there are quite a few great features about their Hybrid mattress. Some are similar to the ones that their original Layla Memory Foam has, but some are quite different. Let’s get right into them.

Mattress Type

Layla Hybrid mattress is a 2-in-1 flippable mattress. A hybrid mattress means this bed has both memory foam and coil springs.

The foam in Layla mattresses, including Layla Hybrid, is copper-infused. This allows for a much better cooling experience, as copper-infused foam transfers heat away from your body faster than regular foam without copper. In addition, the copper gel inside the mattress creates an antimicrobial barrier, which allows you to sleep and feel fresher.

With high-quality foam layers at the surface of either side, Layla Hybrid mattress does not produce much noise. The inner coil layer, however, does mean that the noise could slightly increase with extensive use (i.e. over several years). But this is more of a projection, rather than something found among Layla Hybrid mattress complaints.

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2-In-1 Firmness

A relevant feature to elaborate on in this Layla Hybrid mattress review is that it’s a flippable mattress. It gives you two different firmness options. Or as I like to call it — essentially, you get 2 mattresses in the form of and for the price of one. This is the signature Flippable Firmness™ that Layla has for their memory foam option as well.

The softer side is meant for a really soft and plush mattress feel. This is great if you want to feel comfortable while sleeping, as if you’re being hugged.

The soft side scores 4 out of 10 on the softness/firmness scale. The mattresses scored 1 or 2 would most likely be too soft to sleep on due to extreme sinkage, therefore in this scale, soft mattresses are usually scored between 3 and 5.

This means Layla Hybrid mattress is just in the middle of the interval for soft mattresses, it's just the right amount of balance for softness. If you would like to sleep on an even softer surface, you can easily add the Layla Memory Foam Topper for additional comfort.

The firmer side is meant for higher support. If you sleep on this side, you will experience less sinking. It will also give a more traditional mattress feel.

This side is marked as 7 on the softness/firmness scale. Such score means the bed is slightly firm. Mattresses with this level of firmness usually keep you lifted up above the top layer, and do not allow you to sink in.

There’s one detail that I love about Layla mattresses (both the original and the Hybrid). It may seem meaningless, but I still feel like mentioning it in this Layla Hybrid mattress review.

At first, I distinguished the mattress’s soft and firm sides by the slight difference of their shades. And then I noticed there’s actually a label saying ‘SOFT’ or ‘FIRM’, depending on which side you have it up. Simple, yet useful to infinity and beyond, not to mention aesthetically pleasing.

Layla Hybrid Mattress Composition

Layla Hybrid offers you even 5 inner layers of high-quality materials. Next to each of the super soft fabric and breathable covers, you will find a 1-inch layer of copper-gel memory foam. This antimicrobial layer is 2.5 times thicker on the soft side, it will give the mattress a soft and plush feel, and offers rapid cooling and body heat transfer.

Going towards the middle, we have the Max Airflow Support Foam. Once again, it is slightly thicker on the soft side 1.5 inches vs 2 inches), and, most importantly, it has deep channels for maximum cooling.

So if you’re a hot sleeper, I highly recommend the Layla Hybrid to you. Even if you aren’t, keep reading this Layla Hybrid mattress review for further benefits of this mattress.

In the very middle, we have what makes this mattress what it is. Yes, it’s the pocketed coils system. This means that every coil is wrapped individually.

In addition to that, Layla Hybrid mattress uses coils of two different thickness parameters. The thinner coils are in the middle, to give that bouncy/springy feel for the main part of the mattress. The heavier coils are lined in two rows around the edges, which means stronger edge support.

Because coils are wrapped separately from each other, each coil can move separately from each other as well. This makes the Layla Hybrid mattress extremely suitable for adjustable bed bases. Such independent movement will make sure that your mattress can adapt and bend together with your adjustable base.

Sleep Positions

In terms of the mattress, a lot depends on your sleeping position. I for the longest time didn’t even pay attention to what position I sleep in, to be honest. But knowing how you usually sleep, is of great importance in order to choose the best mattress for you as well, and that goes beyond this Layla Hybrid mattress review.

The common types of sleeping positions are: 

• Back sleepers
• Side sleepers
• Stomach sleepers
• Combination sleepers

Something to also have in mind is your weight. If you are a heavier person, you may feel a bit too much sink on the soft side. Therefore, I would recommend the firm side.

If you’re a back sleeper, the firm side of Layla Hybrid will give you better support. This is due to the inner layer of pocketed coils.

The memory foam layer on top of it will keep your pressure points, such as lower back, protected. Per scientists' recommendations^[1], the firm side is more beneficial for back pain issues.

For side sleepers, I would recommend the soft side of the mattress. Due to a relatively thick layer of memory foam, the soft side provides deep sinkage and pressure relief for your shoulders. So if you’re a side sleeper and have shoulder pain, Layla Hybrid should help to alleviate that, compared to some other mattresses.

If you’re a combination sleeper — meaning you regularly change your sleeping positions, usually during the same night — Layla Hybrid should be very suitable for you.

One of the most important things for a combination sleeper is spinal alignment. Because you’re moving around so much during the night, and are constantly changing positions, it is important your spine stays supported, instead of getting distorted.

And Layla Hybrid mattress does give a great amount of support. Part of the reason is the copper-infused memory foam, which is one of the star features of this Layla Hybrid mattress review. Such foam provides more support than the standard memory foam, and therefore is very suitable for combination sleepers as well.

I do recommend the firm side if you’re a combination sleeper, as it gives you even more support. Plus, the soft side naturally will have higher sinkage, so it will be more convenient to get out of the current body position, if you use the firm side.

In addition, Layla Hybrid offers great edge support, which is also significantly relevant to combination sleepers. You know you’ll be safe at night, even if you get close to the edge with all the tossing and turning. This is even more relevant if you’re on the heavier side.

Superior Edge Support

After sleeping on the Layla Hybrid mattress, you probably won’t want to leave your bed (I know, neither would I). Well, due to its great edge support, you don’t have to worry about leaving your bed by accident. Layla Hybrid has a 6-inch layer of individually wrapped coils that are doubled around the perimeter of the mattress.

This results in a superb edge support system. In addition, it means that it will help you to both get in and get out of bed quite easily. This can be especially relevant to the older readers of this Layla Hybrid mattress review. In addition to that, you have more space for sleeping, since you won’t need to avoid getting too close to the edges.

Good edge support is relevant not just for when you’re in danger of falling out of bed at night. It also means that the edges will not easily sag over time, and the Layla Hybrid mattress in your household will last considerably longer than a mattress with poor edge support.

Be Cool 24/7

Now, usually foam mattresses have cooling issues. Due to the foam material, the heat gets trapped inside, and you can feel that heat while sleeping. I'm pretty sure this would make you feel inconvenient, and it would disturb your sleep. Because this Layla mattress is a hybrid, it has a coil layer in addition to foam.

This allows for the temperature within the mattress to be quite more balanced and way less heat inducing. Moreover, having pocketed coils allows for the air to go in between them, and you have additional airflow, as well as a cooling aspect.

In addition, the foam itself is made so that you could sleep without feeling hot. The foam is copper-infused, which allows for the heat to be transferred away faster. On top of that, the Layla Hybrid mattress has breathable covers, and the inner Max Airflow Support Foam layers. The latter has deep channels, which allow for maximum airflow.

Therefore, I definitely think Layla Hybrid would be useful for you, if you’re a hot sleeper. And if you’re not, other benefits, mentioned in this Layla Hybrid mattress review, should still make this mattress useful for your sleep.

Motion Isolation

While bed-sharing can be beneficial^[2] overall, it still can be a nuisance if your partner has moves like Jagger while asleep. Layla Hybrid mattress to the rescue! When subjected to weight, the copper-infused memory foam acts with resistance.

In other words, instead of sinking down, it provides a firming response. This kind of response is named “variable support” and what it essentially means is that it provides additional support in the areas of deeper impact (i.e. weight or compression).

Now, if variable support wasn’t enough for good motion isolation in itself, this is improved even more by the pocketed coil system. If the coils are connected to each other, your movement is relatively easily transferred from one place of the mattress to another. It’s as if it travels through coils, in a way.

However, with individually wrapped coils, such connection simply isn’t there. This means that your movement stays pretty much in the same place, and your sleep partner’s movement will not “travel” across to your side. And that’s why Layla Hybrid is amazing at motion isolation and motion control.

Pressure Point Relief

Pressure relief is essentially how well the mattress eases up tension at the sensitive pressure points. Those pressure points while sleeping are usually shoulders, hips, and lower back. Most often shoulder pain is felt from sleeping on the side, hip — either on the side or on your stomach, and lower back — while sleeping on the back.

With a total of 4.5 inches of foam on the soft side, this side of the Layla Hybrid mattress offers a really good sink, and therefore good pressure relief. You should feel close to no pressure on your shoulders or hips, when sleeping on the soft side.

The firm side will likely be beneficial if you’re a back sleeper. If your body is sunk into the mattress while sleeping on the back, the line of your spine gets distorted, bending downwards around the middle section. Such bend is quite unnatural, and puts even more pressure on your hips and lower back.

Now, for a Layla Hybrid mattress, the firm side will naturally have significantly lower sinkage, that way making sure your whole body is more lifted up than sunk in. This means that the mattress will help to keep your spine’s natural angles and will not apply such strain onto it.

Responsiveness

Another star in this Layla Hybrid mattress review is the pocketed coils. They're quite influential when it comes to the mattress’ responsiveness as well.

Under that soft memory foam you can find 6 inches of pocketed coils. Because of that, your body will not sink into the Layla Hybrid as much as it would into a memory foam mattress. Instead, it will give you more of the usual, springy feeling, and be bouncier. 

The soft side will be less responsive, more engulfing, and embracing you in, than bouncy. Whereas the firm side will be bouncier and more responsive. This side is better suitable for sex, due to that reason.

Layla Hybrid Mattress Review: Cons

No bed is perfect. And while there aren’t that many Layla Hybrid mattress complaints out there, there are definitely certain factors you should consider before buying this item for your bedroom.

Not Ideal for Stomach Sleepers

If you’re of heavier weight and a stomach sleeper, Layla Hybrid mattress might not be for you. Due to the weight, the soft side would provide too much sink, and the firm side may not provide enough support. Therefore, you may want to look into options, better suitable for heavyweight sleepers.

However, if you’re a side sleeper or back sleeper, you should find enough comfort in a Layla Hybrid mattress, no matter your weight.

Layla Hybrid mattress reviews are somewhat conflicting when it comes to sleeping on your stomach overall. Some Layla Hybrid users were happy about the support on the firm side. Others did not feel as comfortable, due to partial lack of pressure relief for their hips.

Therefore, if you’re a stomach sleeper, you may want to look into other brands as well. Or if you’re wavering just a bit, you could still give Layla Hybrid a go — if you don’t like the mattress, Layla does offer a 120-night money-back guarantee.

Not Perfect Enough for Wanting Medium Firmness

Let's talk again about firmness and the firmness scale overall. As mentioned, the soft side rates at 4, and the firm side rates at 7 on the firmness scale. This means the mattress is either medium soft, or slightly firm, depending on the side you use.

Doesn’t sound that bad as such, I’d say. But what to do, if you’re a perfectionist and want everything to be perfectly in the middle? Well, in that case, unfortunately, the soft side will be too soft for you. The firm side might be okay, but most likely it will feel just a bit not firm enough.

Therefore, if you have mattress firmness goals that would make Goldilocks proud, you might want to look into other brands offering hybrid mattresses. Or maybe even research for a firm mattress.

Heavier than Memory Foam Mattresses

Now, considering Layla Hybrid is a flippable mattress, you will obviously most likely want to flip it over. And probably quite frequently — especially if your sleeping preferences vary from night to night. Therefore, the weight of the mattress can be of significant importance.

Layla Hybrid Queen mattress weighs 104 lbs, thus it can be quite troublesome to flip it on your own, especially if you’re gonna do that regularly. In comparison, Layla Memory Foam Queen size option weighs only 69 lbs. So that’s definitely a nice difference. However, Layla Hybrid does have handles on the sides, for easier flipping.

Alternatives

If at this point of this Layla Hybrid mattress review you haven’t fallen in love with the product yet, like I have, you’re probably curious to check other options, in order to mitigate the drawbacks we just discussed.

From our research, the best options for stomach sleepers are Saatva and Saatva HD. The latter is even more targeted to heavier people (300 lbs and above). However, both of these mattresses are quite heavy, which is another non-ideal feature you might experience with Layla Hybrid, just on a smaller scale.

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In terms of medium firmness, once again, Saatva seems to have an edge. They have several models for their products, and their Luxury Firm is described as a medium-firm mattress. Which sounds quite like the level of firmness Goldilocks would enjoy sleeping on.

Layla Hybrid Mattress Price and Other Practical Details

So far in this Layla Hybrid mattress review, we’ve discussed the mattress’s pros and cons. But let's not forget another crucial factor — price. There also quite a few other neutral aspects that you’re probably interested to know, and that's what this chapter of the Layla Hybrid mattress review is about.

After analyzing the market in general, these prices are in the medium range for hybrid mattresses. If we compare it to a couple of specific market leaders, for example, Saatva or Puffy, Layla Hybrid has slightly lower price than Puffy’s mattresses.

If we compare to Saatva, Layla Hybrid mattress price is a bit lower for King and Cal King sizes, but a little bit higher for the other sizes. However, in most cases the difference is only $100 or $200, therefore we can still say that these three top brands in the market are very much within the same price range.

The mattress’s price itself, of course, depends on the chosen size: 

• Twin — $1299 (now only $1099)
• Twin XL — $1399 (now only $1199)
• Full — $1599 (now only $1399)
• Queen — $1699 (now only $1499)
• King — $1899 (now only $1699)
• Cal King — $1899 (now only $1699)

If you buy any size of the Layla Hybrid mattress, the order will have additional 2 Layla memory foam pillows. And those are not included in the Layla Hybrid mattress price, they are free of charge! The pillows separately are worth $178, so that’s definitely an overall bargain.

If you’re still wavering about the price (perhaps it affects your financial planning too much for the short term), you’ll be pleased to know that you can pay in installments. Layla offers options to pay over 3, 6, or 12 months. And without any increase in the final cost.

Return Policy

If after reading this Layla Hybrid mattress review, you decide to buy the mattress, but then realize you don’t like it after all (though we have found very few Layla Hybrid mattress complaints), Layla offers a 120-night money-back guarantee.

No discussions, no convincing or hassle, not even return fees. If you make up your mind, Layla will give you a full refund. The only catch is that there is a mandatory 2-week break-in period.

One related aspect about Layla that melts my already-soft heart is that the company partners with local charity or non-profit organizations. So, if you choose to return your Layla Hybrid, not only will it be picked up without you needing to repackage it, it will be donated to a local charity.

The only exception is that in the case of returning the mattress, Layla would not refund the original shipping costs to Alaska, Hawaii, or Canada. Speaking of shipping, aside from the mentioned locations, that service is absolutely free of charge.

If you have researched mattresses before, this Layla Hybrid mattress review shouldn’t surprise you, telling that the industry standard for mattresses is a 10-year warranty. Layla upholds its standard here as well, offering the same. The company will repair or change your mattress free of charge.

The warranted damage criteria are seams coming apart, if the mattress has squeezed down for more than 1 inch, or if there’s another visible shape modification for more than 1 inch.

Shipping

Your Layla Hybrid will be delivered to your door and it will come in a rolled package that looks a little bit like a boxing bag, as if the mattress was ready to punch your sleep problems in the face.

All foam mattresses are prone to off-gassing. Off-gassing essentially is the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air after unpacking the mattress. Layla Hybrid is not an exception, but the pocketed coils allow for a better airflow within the mattress to alleviate that.

Layla website says you should allow this mattress to expand for at least 2 hours after unpacking. I and plenty of other customer Layla Hybrid mattress reviews would recommend 24 hours to let the mattress expand and off-gas completely. Naturally, it speeds up the process if you ventilate the room a bit more diligently than usual as well.

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Conclusions

To conclude this Layla Hybrid mattress review, this bed is quite like having 2 different beds in 1. It’s flippable, which means you can choose to sleep either on the soft or on the firm side.

Due to the mattress being a hybrid, it has benefits of both memory foam with its softness and huggable feeling, but also allows for edge support or sturdy and bouncy feeling due to the coil spring layer. 

The mentioned coils provide great edge support, motion isolation, as well as help with the cooling and airflow. The mattress provides quality pressure point relief and is suitable for various sleeping positions. The main drawback is that stomach sleepers, especially heavier ones, may still not feel enough support for their hips. 

Overall, Layla Hybrid mattress is a top-notch product that will be a great fit for many sleepers. Whatever your sleep preference is, the lovely Layla should lull you to sleep without problems.

Scientific References

1. Ahmed Radwan, Philip Fess, Darcy James, et al.: 'Effect of different mattress designs on promoting sleep quality, pain reduction, and spinal alignment in adults with or without back pain; systematic review of controlled trials'

2. Chloe J Andre, Victoria Lovallo, Rebecca M C Spencer: 'The effects of bed sharing on sleep: From partners to pets'