Sealy Posturepedic (Sealy) - Albany II Medium

I’m waiting for my Sealy Posturepedic Elite Hybrid Albany II medium to arrive this weekend, but I’m worried I should have spent the extra money for the Elite Hybrid High Point II. Any words of wisdom? Is one more popular than the other? I bought from Mattress Firm so have the 120 day trial but curious whether you have any insider perspective.

Hello, Do you have any insight on Sealy Posturpedic Plus hybrid? I am in need of a new mattress due to some back problems that my old foam mattress is not helping me with. I spend 1/3 of the night on the back and 1/3 on each side. We have a split king with an old adjustable craftmatic bed. I liked the way the Sealy Posturpedic Plus Hybrid Elite Albany II in Medium felt. It felt firm for a Medium and was a little bouncy which should help with some mobility issues. I also liked that it was sturdy when sitting on the edge. It is the lowest of Plus series, but the store did not have the Brenham or High Point for me to try in a hybrid. I was offered a pretty good price for a twin XL ($1,500 with tax) and a solid trial period with a 10-year warranty. Do they generally hold up well and are consumers generally happy with them? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Thanks for the info, I’m currently on a Sealy Albany 2 right now in medium and I’m 30 days in and it’s still far too firm for my liking and it’s almost forcing me to sleep on my back when I’m a natural side sleeper. What are my other options in the $2,500-$3,500 price range since purple, and beauty rest seems to be not worthy. I’m currently within the 1 exchange I can use at Ashley furniture so I need to make sure it’s the right choice. Unless you think I should let me Albany 2 break in more and maybe it’ll soften up?

Honestly most sealy mattresses dont change names. The Albany and Brenham are pretty universal no matter what retailer you go to. Cheaper sealys can change names, but that is because scummy mattress stores push for it so nobody can price match them. Hopefully that will die out soon. Nowadays most mattresses over like 1k wont have that bullshit. Once you get into more premium lines like Tempurpedic, Stearns and Foster, and Beautyrest Black the naming becomes even simpler. The adapt, pro adapt, lux adapt. The estate, lux estate, reserve. The series 1, 2, 3, 4. I've worked in furniture retail for a little while now and most brands are realizing that buying a new mattress is intimidating and stressful, and that customers will immediately be turned off if the naming is confusing.

None of the sealy beds list specs for foam layers. Very shady imo.

Breakdown of layers yes but no density info. You can't say sealy uses higher density foam vs bib without specs. I found the Albany medium foam specs on Jordan Furniture website however. The hybrid version uses 2" of 1.35lb foam which is in no way HD foam, followed by 2" of memory foam at 2.5lb density which imo is barely acceptable. Not a reliable build based on those specs and certainly not worth 2k. A 300lb sleeper on 1.35lb transition layer seems like the wrong way to go. Much better with natural latex at 4-5lb density.

The albany is the direct step down and the entry level to the posterpedic elite line it goes ashurst, norman, lacey, albany, brenham, high point in order of quality. The pressure smart line up is a much older line. I like the sealys as the elite lineup (High Point, Brenham, and Albany) and the Lacey reinforces the center third with additional coils they call it their max support technology. The beautyrest pressuresmarts reinforce the center third with foam instead of steel, have a foam encasement instead of edge to edge coils making the center softer then the edges, and have lower quality covers. If you want best quality in a traditional innerspring Sterns and Foster is the answer. They will have 500 more coils then any of the beds listed, foams designed by tempurpedic and much tighter quality control then the other two. The estate line up is close to the same price as well. Stay away from the studio it's a sealy that has carved the face off a sterns and stapled it on.

You can select any mattress with a good coil support system (preferably zoned) and then get whatever comfort layer you want on top. The top comfort layers can be one of three designs (Quilt, Euro, or Hybrid) and that will determine the thickness and types of foams you get as well as the density. While this applies to most foam over coil mattresses, I will just use Sealy as an example. Their PRO and elite lines use their best coil system. Let's just use elite for example... You can get a Sealy elite in all three configs for the comfort layer. I would stay with their firm choice and try all three top types. (Ie: Albany II or Brenham II)... The Euro top will give you a thicker layer of non memory foam for cushion, the quilt top a bit less and the hybrid top will be a thick layer of memory foam (my least favorite). Good luck!

BeautyRest World Class series which is actually my preferred series in their line as it's higher quality than the two lines below it and doesn't seem to have as many QA issues as the Black series above it has. I think this line is solid. (Series 3 or 4) Sealy - as long as you stick with the Pro or Elite line there, you will get Sealy's best coil system and you can choose what kind of comfort layer you want (plush, medium, firm) and the top layer format (hybrid, quilt, euro). That would also be a solid choice. (I would choose an Elite Series) Sterns - I like their Lux Estate models and again you can choose your comfort layer and top format. Helix - Gets a lot of love in the community and specifically they make a lot of models that are designed for the different sleeper positions. I would consider their luxe models for a bit more comfort over the core models. An example of how much they offer is if you want a luxe model that is Firm, they make one for side sleepers and one for back sleepers...the difference is they simply replace one layer of foam with another or swap those layer orders. Helix makes an Elite line and if I were to buy one it would be one of those...not because the comfort layer is thicker or it has micro coils and foam, but for the flexibility of the comfort layer swap. The entire comfort layer (several layers) is encased in a cotton cover that simply slips into the Top cover. You can swap just that layer later when your needs change for much less than buying a new mattress. Start off with Helix Midnight Elite and feel you need it firmer? Just have them send you a Dawn or Twilight comfort layer and swap it. Pretty convenient. Diamond - Ultimately my wife & I choose the "Black Diamond" series from Diamond Mattress. It had everything we wanted (just enough give on the top layer without being soft, a good coil support system and cooling features. We bought the Black Diamond Vail (Lux Hybrid Quilt Top in Firm). If we dont like it (Not here yet), The Helix Twilight Elite is my next go to. Good luck!!

Just went through this. Went to countless stores. Multiple sales people tried telling me which bed was the best with the best warranty. I finally noticed that a hybrid was the type of bed I found to be the most comfortable. First noticed the sealy medium hybrid. Then figured I would just lay on a tempur medium hybrid. Loved both. Was nervous, reading that hybrids sleep hot. I ended up getting qoutes on both with adjustable bases. Sealy was around 4200. Tempur was like 6500 or 7k. Really didnt want to spend that much. Hopped online as I live in a city. Found countless wholesalers and resellers selling similar beds. Purchased the sealy first. Medium hybrid. Sealed brand new in plastic for 400. It was queen for my spare bedroom. I felt that I needed to test it out myself for multiple nights before buying a King for my master. Slept through the whole night. Woke up in the same position I fell asleep in. Couldn't get enough. Biggest concern for me is summer with all the reviews stating memory foam sleeps hot. Ended up spending a little extra on a returned tempurpedic medium hybrid cool breeze. I found one for $750. I was very concerned buying a bed that I know was returned from a previous owner within 90 days. But im happy to say I've been getting the best sleep I have ever gotten in my life. Im beyond thrilled. After spending weeks reading and shopping beds, I hope my shared experience can be of some help.

Sealy medium hybrid. I was in the same boat with my foam mattress and switched to this. Things have been much better!

I bought this mattress about a month ago but it is too soft I get bad back pain when I sleep on my stomach. I am about 250lbs so that’s probably a factor.