Hi jdeck,
The most important part of the “value” of a mattress purchase is how well it matches your specific needs and preferences in terms of PPP and this is the part that each person needs to decide for themselves because nobody else can feel what you feel on a mattress.
There are many ways that one mattress can match another and if you were to ask a group of 10 people whether one mattress was a “match” for another one there would be no consensus and some of them would say yes, some would say no, and some would say that it was similar but not the same. This is because each person’s perceptions are subjective and that each person’s perceptions have a different focus. There is more about the ways that one mattress can match another one in post #9 here but in most cases if a reputable manufacturer is using another mainstream mattress as a reference point then it will be a reasonably close approximation in terms of comfort/pressure relief and support/alignment.
Because there will always be some people whose experience is different from the majority of people … the return policy can also play a significant role in each person’s personal value equation so that they can use their own experience to decide on whether a mattress is suitable for them or whether it’s “close enough” to what they were hoping for regardless of what others may think. Since Restava has a 120 day money back guarantee that doesn’t incur any return costs this would certainly be a big part of “value” that would be in Restava’s favor.
Outside of PPP and the return policy … one of the most important parts of “value” is the quality of the materials in a mattress. This is partly because the quality of the materials are the single most important part of the durability and useful life of a mattress and partly because higher quality materials (or thicker layers of more costly materials) are more costly and knowing this information will allow you to make more apples to apples comparisons between mattresses.
The Tempurpedic Cloud Supreme Breeze has the following layers (listed from top to bottom)
Comfort Layers:
2" TEMPUR-ES comfort layer 4.1 LB
2" TEMPUR Support Layer 5.3 LB
Support System:
Dual Airflow System
3.5" Airflow Base layer 2.2lb
3.5" Airflow Base layer 2.2lb
The Restava Pearl Gel has the following layers
Comfort Layers:
1" polyfoam “firming foam” (polyfoam)
3" layer of 4.2 lb gel memory foam
Support System:
6" 2.5 lb polyfoam
1" Xfirm polyfoam
Restava doesn’t have the density of the memory foam layer on their website but I believe that the 4.2 lb density is correct (they will confirm this when you ask them) so assuming this is correct it would have a little less memory foam in the comfort layers overall (3" vs 4") and it also has 1" of “firming foam / polyfoam” on top which would add to the durability of the 4 lb memory foam under it and this would also be part of the reason that the support and pressure relief was similar between the two mattresses (it would “firm up” the 4 lb memory foam under it while with the Tempurpedic the 2" of firmer and denser 5.3 lb memory foam underneath the 4 lb memory foam would “firm up” the feel of the 2" of 4 lb memory foam above it). Polyfoam is also generally more breathable than memory foam so it could also provide a slight advantage in terms of breathability and temperature control vs regular memory foam.
The polyfoam base layer in the Restava is a little higher density/quality but this wouldn’t make a significant difference in terms of durability.
NOTE: They are no longer a member here since a redesign of their mattresses and they may no longer be fully transparent about the materials in their mattresses … see this topic.
Overall … they would be very close to each other in terms of durability. There is only 2" of medium density 4 lb memory foam in the Tempurpedic (less 4 lb memory foam to soften) and the layers below it are more durable higher density memory foam while there is 3" of medium density 4.2 lb memory foam in the Pearl Gel but the inch of polyfoam above it would add to its durability and compensate for the thicker layer. The “raw material cost” of the memory foam in the Tempurpedic would probably be slightly higher (there is more memory foam overall which is a more costly material and some of it is 5.3 lbs which is generally more costly than 4 lb memory foam).
Both have cooling properties in their top layer of memory foam so I don’t believe that for most people either one would have temperature issues but I would probably give a slight edge to the Restava here because of the type of gel materials they use and the firming foam in the top layer.
Overall I would say that I would give a very slight edge to the Tempurpedic Cloud Supreme Breeze in terms of the “theoretical” cost of materials (more memory foam and a higher density mix), I would probably give a slight advantage in temperature regulation to the Restava (although both are less likely to sleep hot for most people compared to “regular” memory foam) and in terms of durability I would call it a wash.
I don’t make final choices for the members here or suggest “what” mattress to purchase or even share “what I would do” unless one has an obvious weak link or there is a compelling reason to choose one over the other (which neither one does) because this would have too big an influence based on my own personal preferences or criteria which can be very different from someone else (see post #2 here). Hopefully though this can help you with “how” to choose and the different factors I would consider so you can make the choice that’s best for you based on the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
Phoenix