Customer Reviews KEEN Newport H2

Purchased these 3 years ago for wet landings / hiking in the Galapagos and they were perfect! Hardly had to break them in, good arch support and solid sole for walking over rocks. I have bunions and they fit perfectly. A few cons: the webbing stays wet for quite awhile, the wide spaces between the webbing allows stones in when wearing on float trips and worse - while on an 8 mile hike the outer sole on both shoes peeled off! Luckily there is a double sole so I could continue my hike back to camp. When I called Keen about this, the rep said I didn't wear them enough to keep the glue pliable! What??!! Never heard of such a thing! No return but suggested I use Shoe Goo to fix them. I've not done that yet but will soon as I plan to wear these in Puerto Rico next month hiking in El Yunque. Sure hope it works, these weren't cheap.

I really wanted to like these shoes. But I ended up returning them because they were inconvenient to get into. The lack of an opening or elastic any where in the strap encircling the heel and ankle made it difficult to pull the shoes on over my heel. The heel strap rolled under and became twisted even though the pair I received were a half size too big. I had to struggle with a finger to straighten it into place. Since this strap is one single piece, opening the laces does not solve the issue. And I think the difficulty would be even worse once the shoes get wet. For this reason I will look for a style with a heel or ankle closure.

I'm on the fence regarding these shoes. They're comfy, although I'm feeling a rub on the top of my toes. My biggest complaint, though, is that the man-made sole is very hot. I've only worn these around the house so far, but may be returning them.

Good support but the forefoot is really wide and I could not get it tight enough to keep my foot from sliding forward. My feet are on the narrow side but not really all that narrow.

I bought these to replace an original pair purchased10 years ago when keen first came out. I am disappointed in that there is less archsupport, less width in toe box, smaller all over than the original ones. Had to return them.

Miss my old Keens. Been wearing Newport size 8 for years. Based on reviews ordered 8.5 and 9. Had to return both. Too snug and felt more lightweight and less stable and durable than my old Keens. Maybe just the difference between the Newport and the Newport H2. As always Zappos customer service rocks!

Hard to get on as the "slip" onto the foot and there are no straps to make access easier. This is the only thing I dislike about this shoe. Once on, it's heaven, but getting it on is a drag...literally!

The Clearwater CNX works better for my foot, because it is a little less bulky and wide. My normal 8 worked fine in both cases, but I prefer the lighter CNX so will stick with that when I get my next color choice. :)

Shoe was tight around the ball of the foot. Tight around the toe area. Difficult to get foot in, once on it felt too short and smaller than other Keen shoes.

I have been searching for a walking sandal that were supportive for high arches, and after a friend raved to me about how comfortable and supportive her Keen sandals were, I decided to try them. I called Keen and asked them about their sandals as to support. The representative did tell me that Keens are not designed to control pronation or be extra supportive for arches, but she recommended the Newport H2 as the most supportive. So, I decided to try it; but no joy. The sandal felt both too large and too wide. And, almost no arch support. Definitely not designed for high arches. I have had to return them.

I really want a pair of sneaker sandals for days where I spend hours on my feet; however, I have not been able to find a pair that is comfortable for the long haul. I felt like these would have provided all day comfort and support, but they were just too hot. I have a weird thing that I cannot stand my feet to be at all sweaty, so I spend a lot of time in wicking socks or open sandals. I can't (won't) wear socks with these shoes and there just isn't enough ventilation to go barefoot.

I ordered up half size per recommendations but my usual size would have been fine to wear without socks or orthotics. Unfortunately, since these have zero arch support, I did need orthotics and mine don't work with this shoe. Not as ugly as I'd expected but very clunky. I'd have worn for hiking/outdoors only. If you care about looks, Anhu Tilden is much more streamlined.

These are much narrower than other Keen shoes. I could barely get my feet in.

Had had 4 different Keen sandals and each had a very different footbed. Only the Newport H2 had the most comfortable bed and decent arch. The footbeds look very similar but the Venice was very hard/uncomfortable. The other issue, with all pairs, is that the heel wears very quickly and faster than other parts of the sole. For the price, I'd really like to see Keen modify the heel so it doesn't wear down to the sublayer.

Clown feet - I loved the idea of this shoe...water, terrain, etc. But when I put them on, I felt like I had clown shoes on. The protective toe is a great idea, but it makes the front of the shoe much wider than the other parts, esp if you have narrow feet like I do. I guess I'll look for another style or brand.

Keen has changed their sizing. I've been wearing Keen closed toe sandals for many years now. I always wear a size 7.5. They are now way too narrow. An 8 fits in the width, but then the foot bed feels off and the shoe is too big. So sad!

I have about 7 pair of Keen shoes and they are my favorite shoes. My last pair were way short! My toes were scrunched. I ordered a half size bigger and they are still short. I’m so disappointed. Now I have to find a shoe that fits me!

The fit was not at all like previous Keen shoes I had purchased, which fit me well and were very comfortable. These were miserable - seemed to pull my foot to toe in -NOT what I was looking for at all. What a huge disappointment. Don't know whether to try Keens again or not.

I have had this same shoe, same size but as I reordered it was very tight

This has been my go-to sandal for years, comfy for my wide feet. Though I ordered the same size I always do, this was much too narrow for my feet.

While the shoes were a little narrow, was confident that had a kept them they would have eventually stretched. The problem was at the ankle. The shoe was choking my ankle.

I have worn this shoe - the KEEN Newport H2 - for as long as they've made them. This is not the same shoe...felt cheap and stiff. Made me sad to see the quality change. They are my go-to sandal for summer.

right toe box is narrow - these do not fit quite like another pair of the same model recently purchased. The difference may fall within tolerance, but it is not wearable for me.

The strap around the ankle was too tight and can't be adjusted. Within the first step I could tell it would form a blister if I walked more than half a mile in the shoes.