Our In-Depth Stearns & Foster Lux Estate Mattress Review for 2024

Written by Olivera Jancikin, Content Writer

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Are you looking to upgrade your bed with a more luxurious mattress? If so, the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate mattress may be the right choice, as it can make you feel like you’re sleeping in a 5-star hotel.

The Lux Estate is an upgrade of the company’s Estate mattress. The mattress seems to have enhanced features such as hand-tufting that improve its responsiveness, as well as an optional pillow top for more comfort and that luxurious feel.

We tested the Lux Estate mattress in Medium, along with a pillow top, and as our reviewer Sydney said, it feels like “sleeping on a cloud.” In the review below, we bring you all the details about this bed’s features, specifications, pros, and cons.

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Who We Recommend The Lux Estate For:

• Couples – The coils combined with hand-tufting make it a responsive bed, while the pillow top absorbs some of that motion so that you’re not easily disturbed by your partner’s tossing and turning.
  

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• Combination sleepers – As Sydney pointed out, the Lux Estate mattress feels good in back and stomach sleeping positions. The construction provides plushness and support, so it should also work if you sometimes roll onto your side as well.
  

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• Luxury shoppers – This bed has that great hotel quality to it, so you’re likely to feel like staying at a luxurious 5-star hotel. However, the price is right up there as well, with the Queen size being over 3,000 dollars.

Who We Don’t Recommend The Lux Estate For:

• Budget shoppers – If you’re after an affordable mattress, the Stearns & Forster Lux Estate is not it. This is a luxury mattress with premium materials, a tall profile, and hand tufting, all of which reflect its price. As mentioned, the Queen size is over 3,000 dollars, so it may not be within everyone’s budget.
  

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• People who want an all-foam mattress – This mattress is a hybrid, meaning that it features coils in its construction. Although this isn’t a bad thing, it may put you off if you have your mind set on a memory foam mattress without an innerspring unit.

First Impressions: Firmness & Feel

Firmness Scale: 6.5-7/10

This mattress is available in Soft, Medium, and Firm options, allowing you to choose based on what fits your sleeping needs the best. There’s also an option to order a bed without the pillow top, but then you can only go for the Medium model as the other two aren’t available.

We tested the Medium model with a pillow top, rating it between 6.5 and 7 out of 10 on our mattress firmness scale. The coils offer solid support, while the pillow top provides enough cushioning for pressure relief in the shoulder, hip, and lower back areas.

How Does It Feel?

The Stearns & Foster Lux Estate mattress combines a range of features such as the Tempur-Indulge™ pillow top and Intellicoil™ HD coils. We feel the mattress offers excellent pressure relief as it allows just enough sinkage and contouring within the pillow top.

However, you’re unlikely to sink too deeply into the mattress as the coils keep your body aligned. The Tencel™ cover and silver air vents prevent the air and heat from staying trapped inside the bed, so it feels fresh and cooling.

What We Like About the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate

• The pillow top – The Lux Estate’s pillow top is designed by Tempur-Pedic®, featuring TEMPUR-Indulge™ memory foam. This creates a cloud-like surface that allows plenty of pressure relief without taking away from the support coming from the coils underneath.
  

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• The motion isolation – Although this bed has medium firmness and a plush pillow top, we found that it does an incredible job of isolating motion. This is good news for partners with different sleeping habits, as you’re unlikely to be awakened by each other’s tossing and turning.
  

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• The bounce – This is a bouncy mattress with coils and a plush pillow top, so it should be good for couples and people who enjoy a bit of pushback when getting in and out of bed.

Our Stearns & Foster Lux Estate Complaints

• It may not be readily available – You may have an exact idea of which Lux Estate model you want, but some retailers may not have each model and size in stock. For this reason, we recommend you check beforehand.
  

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• The longevity concerns – The Lux Estate we tested was new and appeared to have everything you’d want from a luxury mattress. We’d say it feels and looks durable, but some customers have expressed concerns about the longevity of the Lux Estate after sleeping on it for a while.
  

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• The price – As said, this one may not be within everyone’s budget because it’s considered a luxury mattress with a high price.

Testing the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate Mattress: How it Performed

We test mattresses in various sleeping positions to evaluate who they’d fit the best. By checking how it feels in different positions, we also get a better idea of its pressure-relieving properties and support level, as well as whether it helps keep the body aligned. We also test for qualities like motion isolation, cooling, bounce, and edge support.

Sleeping Positions for Different Body Types

According to Stearns & Foster’s official representatives, this bed has a weight capacity of 1,000 pounds. This makes it a good match for heavier couples and single individuals, as it can carry up to 500 pounds on each side.

Side Sleepers

• Lightweight Sleepers – Lightweight side sleepers should feel a nice combination of support and pressure relief thanks to the plush pillow top hugging the shoulders and hips. However, some may find it a bit firmer.
• Average Weight Sleepers – Average-weight side sleepers may sink a bit deeper into the pillow top, but they should still get enough support from the coils.
• Heavyweight Sleepers – Heavy side sleepers may find this bed too soft, bottoming out to the coils due to the softer nature of the pillow top.

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Back Sleepers

• Lightweight Sleepers – Back sleepers weighing under 130 pounds should benefit from this bed’s combination of coils and pillow top. The mattress supports your body, ensuring it’s properly aligned without any part sinking too deeply into the construction.
• Average Weight Sleepers – Average-weight back sleepers should like how the mattress hugs the lower back, helping to ensure there’s no pain or pressure buildup, even if you spend the entire night in this position.
• Heavyweight Sleepers – Heavy back sleepers may find their lower back and hips sinking too deeply since the mattress has a medium firmness that may not work for those over 230 pounds.

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Stomach Sleepers

• Lightweight Sleepers – Lightweight stomach sleepers should feel nicely supported by the coils and the bed’s medium firmness.
• Average Weight Sleepers – Average-weight stomach sleepers may sink a bit deeper into the pillow top, though most should still feel well-supported by the coils so that hips don’t fall out of alignment in this position.
• Heavyweight Sleepers – Heavy stomach sleepers may prefer a firmer model because they’re likely to find the Medium Lux Estate too soft to support the hips.

Explore our picks for the Best Mattresses for Stomach Sleepers.

Pressure Relief & Pain 5/5

Our team found that this mattress excels in pressure relief. It features a pillow top made from TEMPUR-Indulge™ memory foam. The foam has a cloud-like feel, allowing just enough sinkage to hug your hips, knees, and shoulders in various positions, providing optimal pressure relief.

Although different sleepers would feel different sinkage levels, depending on their body weight and preferred sleeping position, we think the pillow top is a nice touch and should feel comfortable to most people.

Back Pain – People with back pain should feel nicely supported by the IntelliCoil® springs sitting under the pillow top. The coils give this bed a sturdy feel, offering plenty of support to keep the body aligned in various sleeping positions. Additionally, the contouring the bed offers should help relieve tension in the lower back.

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Hip Pain – Sleepers with hip pain should find plenty of relief in the Lux Estate’s pillow top. This addition to the standard version of the mattress makes a huge difference when it comes to pressure relief in sensitive areas such as shoulders and hips.

Shoulder Pain – Shoulder pain is another common issue people struggle with, mostly when sleeping on their side. While the Lux Estate offers excellent support in all sleeping positions, the bed also gives enough cushioning to relieve the tension in the shoulders while keeping the body aligned.

Read More: Best Mattress for Hip and Shoulder Pain[

Support 5/5

The Stearns & Foster Lux Estate mattress offers great support thanks to the sturdy coil system. The IntelliCoil® coils are uniquely designed with a Precision Edge™ border that enhances edge support.

When you lie on the mattress, you should feel your body sinking into the pillow top. However, the sturdy coils underneath, paired with the bed’s overall medium feel, won’t allow you to bottom out. Instead, you should feel well-supported by its 16-inch construction that helps keep your body aligned and in a healthy position regardless of whether you sleep on your side, back, or stomach.

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Motion Isolation 5/5

Motion transfer, or motion isolation as we sometimes refer to it, is a big factor to consider when buying a mattress, especially if you’re co-sleeping. This bed, although it has a plush pillow top, has excellent motion-isolating capabilities. We tested this by placing a water bottle on one side of the bed and throwing a weight on the other. The bottle didn’t move, which leads us to believe most movement would be absorbed by the mattress, making it a good option for partners with different sleeping habits.

Temperature Regulation / Cooling 4/5

The Lux Estate mattress has good cooling properties thanks to its coils and air vents, keeping the construction fresh. These two features allow continuous airflow to prevent heat from staying trapped inside the bed. On top of that, the Tencel™ cover it comes with promotes cooling, as it has temperature-regulating properties that help keep hot sleepers cool.

Read more about cooling mattresses.

Bounce 5/5

We found sufficient bounce with the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate Medium. So, if this is a quality you want in your next mattress, you should consider this bed. Typically, we recommend bouncier mattresses to people with limited mobility, combination sleepers, and sexually-active partners as the buoyant materials can aid repositioning.

Edge Support 5/5

As mentioned above, this Stearns & Foster bed features a Precision Edge™ border to deliver advanced edge support. With sturdier edges, we think this mattress could be great for those who like to spread out or often sit on the edge of the bed. If this sounds like you, then we think you’ll like this product.

Performance for Couples 5/5

When it comes to performance for couples, this is where the Lux Estate mattress really shines. The bed combines bounce and motion isolation, both of which are crucial for couples.

Partners with different sleeping habits should appreciate this bed’s motion isolation capabilities. Since it absorbs most movement, you’re unlikely to feel your partner tossing, turning, and getting in and out of bed. On the other hand, it offers just enough bounce to assist with intimacy without making you feel trapped inside the construction.

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Preference-based Features

Handcrafted Design

All Stearns & Foster Lux Estate mattresses are handcrafted by the company’s master craftsmen. This ensures maximum quality and that cloud-like comfort you can only get from luxury hotel mattresses.

In-Home Delivery

In-home, or white glove delivery as it’s sometimes referred to, is when a team of professionals delivers and installs your mattress with no effort on your end. Stearns & Foster offers this service for those who want an easy setup.

Multiple Comfort Layers

This bed has three comfort layers made from TEMPUR-Indulge™ memory foam sitting between the pillow top and coils. The comfort layers ensure maximum comfort and pressure relief while adding to the bed’s support level with their medium feel.

Adjustable Base Compatible

The Lux Estate should pair just fine with an adjustable bed frame of your choice. Keep in mind that the company sells their own bases that work perfectly with the beds.

Construction: What’s Inside the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate?

The Lux Estate is available with or without the pillow top. If you want the one without a pillow top, keep in mind it only comes in Medium and is 14.5 inches tall. With a pillow top, it’s available in Medium, Soft, and Firm, all of which are 16 inches tall. We’ll focus on the Medium Lux Estate with a pillow top, as this is what our video team tested in person.

The construction starts with a stretch-knit Tencel™ cover, perfect for hot sleepers. This cooling cover is designed to wick away moisture and keep the bed’s surface cool throughout the night.

• The pillow top comes right under the cover, and it almost looks like a separate part of the bed. This cushioning layer is made from TEMPUR-Indulge™ memory foam to provide additional comfort and support.
• The comfort layer is made from three TEMPUR-Indulge™ memory foam layers meant to provide a combination of pressure relief and a weightless feel without taking away from the support and durability.
• The support layer features Intellicoil® coils that add support and bounciness, ensuring the upper layers perform at their best and your body is properly aligned. The edge is reinforced with Precision Edge™ coils for additional support along the edges.
• The base is another layer of memory foam supporting the coils and all the layers above.

Unboxing & Off-Gassing

The Stearns & Foster Lux Estate mattress is shipped full size and ready to use when you unpack it. The company offers white glove delivery for those who want a team of professionals to install their mattress without them moving a finger. White glove delivery is free and includes delivering the mattress, installing it, and removing your old bed.

When it comes to off-gassing, you may notice some when you first remove the packaging. However, the odors aren’t too strong or persistent, so they should dissipate within a week or two.

Certifications

• Eco-Friendly Certifications – The foams in this bed are CertiPUR-US® certified. CertiPUR-US® is a third-party program that ensures the foams meet rigorous health and safety standards. This means they don’t contain harmful substances like ozone depleters, PBDEs, heavy metals, formaldehyde, and phthalates. They should also have low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

Coupons, Trials, Warranties, and Shipping

• Shipping – Shipping is free within the contiguous USA, but it keep in mind it takes two to three weeks for the mattress to arrive at your house.
• White Glove Delivery – Professional installation is also available for free.
• Trial – The Lux Estate mattress comes with a 90-night trial, giving customers enough time to test how the mattress lives up their expectations.
• Warranty – This luxury bed comes with a 10-year warranty.
• Return Policy – Should you want to return the mattress, it’s important to note that there’s a shipping fee of 175 dollars plus tax.

Sizes & Prices

Size	Dimensions (inches)	Price (w/o discount)
Twin Long	38” x 79” x 16”	$3,499
Queen	60” x 79” x 16”	$3,599
King	76” x 79” x 16”	$4,199
Cali King	72” x 83” x 16”	$4,199
Split King	76” x 79” x 16”	$6,998
Split Cali King	72” x 83” x 16”	$6,998

Frequently Asked Questions

Who makes the Lux Estate mattress?

The Lux Estate collection is a mid-range collection from the Stearns & Foster brand, containing a total of six mattresses.

Is Stearns & Foster a luxury mattress brand?

Stearns & Foster is a luxury brand similar to Tempur-Pedic and Beautyrest. The brand has been around for 125 years and is a veteran in the mattress industry.

What is the average life of a Stearns & Foster mattress?

All Stearns & Foster mattresses are meant to last six to eight years, depending on how you use them. Although it shouldn’t sag, it’s best to rotate it occasionally to ensure an even wear and tear.

Stearns & Foster Lux Estate vs. Other Brands

Stearns & Foster Lux Estate vs. DreamCloud Premier

Who We Recommend the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate For

• Luxury shoppers
• Back and stomach sleepers
• Couples after a bouncy bed

Who We Recommend the DreamCloud Premier For

• People who want affordable luxury
• Side and back sleepers
• People looking for a thinner mattress

Read our DreamCloud Premier mattress review if you think the Premier is right for you.

Stearns & Foster Lux Estate vs. Titan Plus Luxe

Who We Recommend the Stearns & Foster Lux Estate For

• Couples after excellent motion isolation
• Hot sleepers
• Lightweight and average-weight people

Who We Recommend the Brooklyn Bedding Titan Plus Luxe For

• Heavy sleepers
• Side and back sleepers
• People with back pain

Check our Titan Plus Luxe mattress review if you think it may be the right option for you.

Lux Estate vs. Other Stearns & Foster Models

Lux Estate vs. The Studio

Who We Recommend the Lux Estate For

• Sexually active couples
• Those who need extra edge support
• Average-weight and lightweight people

Who We Recommend The Studio For

• People after a more affordable mattress
• Those who want a thinner bed
• Back and stomach sleepers

Lux Estate vs. Reserve

Who We Recommend the Lux Estate For

• People with hip pain
• Those who need extra pressure relief
• Restless sleepers

Who We Recommend the Reserve For

• People who need more coil support
• Those who need extra bounciness
• People who want a taller mattress

Our Verdict

The separate pillow top gives the Lux Estate an extra touch when it comes to that expensive look but also delivers pressure relief and responsiveness. Although it may not work for heavier people, we think this mattress should be a good fit for average-weight and lightweight sleepers.

The Lux Estate is a pricey bed, especially if you’re after a larger size. However, we think the company offers good value for money, providing a perfect combination of motion isolation and bounce as well as edge support and cooling. Plus, let’s not forget the trial, warranty, and complimentary white glove delivery. Overall, this bed earned an impressive score of 4.8 out of 5.

Olivera Jancikin

Content Writer

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Olivera is a content writer for Sleep Advisor and is enthusiastic about sleep. She firmly believes in the benefits of daytime naps on top of getting a full 8-hour sleep at night.

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