Brooklyn Bedding Aloe Alexis User Reviews
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Aloe Alexis - Review
Brooklyn Bedding Aloe Alexis
Jul 18, 2014 8:48 PM
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Matthew
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The most comfortable mattress I have ever slept upon. Including all the various hotel beds, pillowtops, Big "S" mattresses, etc.
Brooklyn Bedding's customer service is truly outstanding. Granted that describing one's mattress preferences can seem like a challenge over the phone (such as "medium, maybe a little firmer than softer"), they're very good at matching the latex layers to it. And in any event, they will exchange latex layers to create a softer or firmer sleep experience if the fit wasn't exact. I liked that the Aloe Alexis is a three-layer mattress, with the 7" base layer, a 3" latex medium transition layer, and a slightly softer 3" latex comfort layer. The base is polyfoam, but it's 2.17 lb. and from all I've read, the base layer is likely the last thing to go in any type of mattress (including coil-spring mattresses). The mattress cover is well-constructed, a nice chocolate brown around the sides and sort of a thick suede-like material. The top layer is quilted cotton/aloe. The base layer is sewn into the bottom of the cover, with a breathable cloth layer sewn across the top. The latex layers are lain inside and zipped up inside the cover. The entire top layer can be removed if needed (360 degree zipper) and the zipper run itself has a wide band of cloth on the interior to prevent the zipper from encountering the latex. Mine is a "5" firmness per Brooklyn Bedding's numerical system, which translates to a 28 ILD Talalay Latex 3" comfort layer over a 32 ILD Talalay Latex 3" Transition layer, and the firmer base layer below that. Off-gassing (the initial latex smell) was gone within several hours. The polyfoam never had any smell. I can say after this that I'm a believer in latex mattresses and don't envision returning to innerspring styles.
Date Purchased: 06/2014
Price Paid: $0 Recommend: Yes Pros:
* Sleeps cool - I've never had a mattress sleep this cool - and we're talking Houston in the summer time. I never feel heat build up underneath.
* Limited motion transfer between sleepers. If someone is tossing and turning, it doesn't shake the other sleeper. * I vary between side, back, and stomach sleeping and the bed is comfortable in any position. I've had zero back or neck pains - which I can't say about our two previous Big "S" beds. The innerspring mattresses have often felt good to initially lie down upon, but after several hours it isn't the same experience. Partly that may be because the latex provides a more consistent support. It's not enveloping at all, either, so it's comfortable and easy to change sleep positions. * My understanding is also that latex mattresses tend to be more durable and last longer than innerspring. And at the least, one could extend many styles of latex mattresses by simply unzipping the cover and replacing one or more layers. Cons: |