Customer Reviews KEEN Newport H2

1/2 size too short...all my keens Newports are size 10...these had to be returned for a 10.5...I snagged the last pair from Zappos, hoping they have NOT been worn by someone!

I am disappointed in the keen shoes lately. They seem to have less arch support and the heel has a bump on the outside. Very disappointed, they were my favorite shoes.

These Keen's fit well but I'm looking for a better color. This color would suit me best in a nursing home.

These shoes seemed a full size too small and actually, one seemed a size smaller than the other. Definitely not the same quality as previous keens.

I chose the Venice model over this one. These felt very stiff when I tried them, whereas the Venice sandals were comfortable right away.

Ordered this item in a size 7, my size in other brands. Returned and ordered 7.5. Maybe it's my feet but the foot bed was not comfortable. The toe of the shoe is rather wide and they looked like clown shoes. Had never bought Keen and my conclusion is that it is not the brand for me.

I had to return this shoe because it looks like a clown shoe. The toe is very prominent.

This was quite a bit too wide for my foot. The heel strap immediately started rubbing. The appear is wide and chunky. That’s why I’m returning them.

These looked awful on my feet. The front half of the shoe is very wide.

It must be some issue with the Keen footbed used for these type of shoes. I tried several styles and the footbed is the same. Very uncomfortable at the ball of the foot. Disappointing since I love the Keen Presidio I purchased last fall to wear on our trip to Italy. I liked them so much I bought a second pair!

I love the Keen Whisper and the Rose. I was looking for something more substantial and ordered these because they look great. They just weren't the same. Not as comfortable, hit the bunion join smack on, and well, they just didn't feel like the others I wear every day. Sadly, I sent them back and I'm trying a different version of the sturdier Keens.

This shoe is made with a rubber sole and other man-made materials for the uppers that do not breathe and not much of a way for perspiration to escape. I'd have to tolerate sweaty feet! And they get that way almost immediately! I returned them. The fit was good though, although a little short. I might have ordered the next half size. Arch support needs to be really good for an exercise shoe if you need that, and the arch support for this shoe was a bit less than ideal. It might have been Ok, though. But it wasn't as good as Birkenstocks or Mozsquitos. Of course, Mozsquitos are the best, but I think they went out of business. They were a Texas company.

I usually wear a 9 and ordered a 9. They were long enough and wide enough through the toe box. I have narrow ankles and wide through the toes. My little toe did not stick out as some have had problems with. My problem was the shoe was just too tight! It was cold when I put them on my feet and wore them around the house and my feet weren't even swollen from the heat and they were so tight around I had strap marks. The inner lining is not adjustable and too tight to be comfortable. I will say the foot bed was very comfortable and supportive so I am sorry I would not wear them!

I really wanted to love these shoes. I've heard nothing but good things about them. I've only worn one gem twice and got blisters on my heels both times. They're very heavy and feel uncomfortable wearing them.

These run small. I have two pairs of the Keen Newports and they fit, but these are too low in the toe box and too short overall. Sad.

I got these sandal sin the red beet corydalis E and the color was so beautiful in person. I am a size 7 in shoes and everything else, followed the reviews to size up so I ordered a 7½ and that fit me well. Putting them on was easy enough. I wore them at home to see how the sandals feel and in 30 minutes my feet were throbbing and feeling very warm. I tired them again after two days. This time I wore socks and my feet felt the same like the first time I tried them on. The feeling was very uncomfortable for me. Maybe I am allergic to the rubber insoles plus the sandals felt heavy wearing them. Sadly, I had to return them. My feet looked pretty when I wore them. But comfort is foremost when I am buying footwear.

I was hoping to like these. I found that they hit my feet in all the wrong places. I tried the size 6 & the 6.5, neither was a fit for me.

I know I know...everyone loves Keens - but I bought these specifically for a white water rafting / hiking combo shoe and they are just not what I wanted. Thank goodness I did a test run with them before my week long trip down the Colorado river. The problem primarily is that every single step in the river, getting in and out of the boat, and walking along the bank, fills your sandals up with pebbles and rocks and because the straps are lined in neoprene, taking off the shoe to empty them out when wet is really a challenge. On top of that, and this is what I found completely perplexing, there's a tag on them that says "waterproof" in bright yellow, but in fact only the sole is waterproof...the straps that touch your feet stay wet and clammy for many hours after you're out of the water. That doesn't seem waterproof to me. Lastly, the shoe bungee for tightening elongates tremendously when wet and gets a little crazy. I just don't see why anyone would choose these for water sports. I ended up exchanging for Sperry Topside H20 Escapes.

I love the color (I bought grey and coral). The shoes have good arch support and are comfortable for the first 30 minutes or until your feet start to sweat. They are constructed of a rubber-like material that doesn't absorb water like the advertisement says but it also doesn't breathe well. So your feet sweat and then the straps (which are of the same rubbery substance) begin to rub. I do not find that they have "generous ventiliation". It is very uncomfortable to attempt to wear socks in these shoes because the material of the socks sticks to the material of the footbed causing the socks to crush your toes. The claim of EVA antimicrobial footbed controling odor and moisture is not the experience I have had. Even applying foot deordrant/antiprespirant doesn't seem to help. The bungee cord closing systems also doesn't work for me, some straps still were loose enough to rub. I would not have kept these shoes if I hadn't made the mistake of wearing in the house for 15 minutes then deciding to take them on a trip to France. I definitely would NOT recommend these.

Much, much narrower than they used to be. Tragic - this was my favorite shoe all summer, every summer for the past six or seven years. I owned Newport H2's for years, and they just wore out after tons of heavy use. I was excited to replace them in one of their pretty colors - but it's not to be. They changed the shoe and it's much narrower. I tried other styles as well, other sizes - all much too narrow. A shame.

I have another pair of shoes very similar to these by Keen and I wear them all the time. I bought the same size but these are very tight and difficult to get on.

I ordered these (Newport H2), Keen Owyhee, Teva Omnium W and Ahnu Tilden IV. I don't usually have a problem with shoes fitting me but neither pair of Keens fit me right. The side straps on both pairs dug uncomfortably into the inner sides of my feet. They are both being returned. I'm keeping the Ahnus.

This shoe was a big disappointment. It rubbed my bunion. It is stiff. It looks big on the foot. Yuck. A definite No.