TEMPUR-Cloud Supreme Breeze versus Milan Gel Memory Foam mattress

[phoenix]

Hi slewis7,

It is time to buy a new queen size mattress and I always have had an interest in getting a memory foam mattress. I am familiar with the Tempur Pedic mattresses and I went to my local Mattress Firm to try them. I really liked the feel of the Tempur Cloud Supreme Breeze. One reason why I gravitated to that one is the claim that it’s special phase changing layer is superior to gel in alleviating temperature issues for people who sleep hot. That claim is hard to evaluate in the store and there seems to be very little information about it in this forum or elsewhere online.

There is more information about gel or phase change materials in post #2 here and the posts it links to but I would keep in mind that while they may have a cooler “hand feel” and they can have an initial effect on temperature when you are first going to sleep … once temperatures equalize then the benefits of gel or phase change materials don’t generally last over the course of the night.

Based on what I read here, before I buy the Tempur mattress, I am planning on visiting Texas Mattress Maker, which is one of the site’s recommended vendors that is in my area (Houston). They have a Milan Gel Memory foam mattress which looks to be the closet match to the Tempur mattress I am considering. Of course, it is significantly less expensive. Can anyone comment on this mattress and how it compares to the Tempur. Also, is the Tempur’s “Breeze” layer really superior to the gel layer in the Milan for temperature control?

I don’t know the specifics of the Milan Gel Memory foam mattress so I can’t make any meaningful comments about it but if you can find out the information in this article and post it on the forum I’d certainly be happy to make some comments about the materials inside it and the mattress as a whole.

The online description does mention that it uses SomniGel which is a type of buckling column gel similar to Nexgel/Orthogel or Intelligel. This is a very durable material and there is more information about it in this article and in post #2 here and the posts it links to. A forum search on “buckling column gel” (you can just click the link) will also bring up more comments and feedback about it as well.

There is also more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here that can help you make more meaningful comparisons between mattresses as well.

While Tempurpedic mattresses for the most part use good quality and durable materials so they don’t generally have unusual quality or durability issues … as you probably know from your reading here, for most people they certainly wouldn’t be the best “value” range compared to many other mattresses that are available either locally or online that are made by smaller manufacturers that use the same or similar quality materials that are would be just as suitable and just as durable and are in lower budget ranges.

Phoenix