Customer Reviews KEEN Venice H2

Great Company, Great Shoes. A recent newspaper article about the Keen company moving to Portland, OR mentioned that Keen had a million-dollar ad campaign ready just about the time the tsunami hit last year: Keen scrapped the ads and donated the money to Tsunami Relief. Great company and great shoes! The H2's are so comfortable, durable and sure-footed over slick creek rocks (and wet pavement!). As with most Keens, order a half size larger.

Great shoe - This is a very comfortable shoe, on land and water. I wear an 8 1/2 street shoe but ordered this shoe in a 9 and the fit is perfect.

Keen does it again - This shoe looks and fit great right out of the box. I have plantar fasciitis and this sandal provides excellent arch support. Can't say enough about them and Zappos-----got them in 3 days----will buy another pair

Can't go wrong with Keen - I love Keen. They are by far the most comfortable and versatile shoes I've ever owned. This model is extremely light and airy. Great for summer. Only complaint is that they run small, and because I normally wear a women's size 11, I have to order men's, which means my style and color choices are more limited.

Keen Venice - These are great shoes. I own about 5 pairs of Keens and these are far the best for just "hanging". They breathe better than the Newports.

Summer variety of Keen oxfords - Great sandal. Same comfort as Keen oxfords. Can take these anywhere....to the beach, then out to dinner.

Perfect shoe for a Cancun trip - These shoes turned out to be a perfect shoe for my first visit to Cancun. They were good for all activities from walking on uneven sidewalks in town to walking around the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza; from walking into a cenote for a refreshing dip to going out for dinner or walking around the pool at the resort. When they got dusty, I could just rinse them off and they were good as new. They were comfortable walking long distances in the airport, too. At first I thought maybe they were too short as my toes were too close to the end, but upon tightening the elastic they fit just right. Being able to adjust each shoe's fit with the elastic is a great feature as each foot is a slightly different fit. They are light weight and fully support and protect my feet while allowing for air circulation. I usually wear orthotics in my shoes, but the soles of these shoes give me the arch support I need. I highly recommend this shoe and Zappos.com for great service!

Upgrade to Venice H2 - I'm a big fan of Keen and their shoes just seem to be getting better. While my first pair of Keen sandals, the regular, brushed leather-like Newports served me well, there was some room for improvement. The Venice H2 meets and exceeds my expectations. The polyester straps found on any of Keen's H2 models seems lighter and looks more athletic than the regular models which share the same name. Another major improvement from the Newport I was wearing is the Venice's V-Strap forefoot capture design. Not only does the new strap configuration seem to provide better ventilation, it feels more comfortable on the pinky toe. This little piggy will no longer pop out between the two lower straps. You may also notice in the photos that the Keen logo and yellow accents have been toned down quite a bit. It's not your monitor. They are no longer the bright, school bus yellow, which, for those worried about a splash of color could have been a problem. A word of caution; the Venice H2 does feel slightly smaller than my Newports. Maybe the old ones just got really stretched out, but these felt snug (in a supportive way) fresh out of the box. This was yet another positive for me in that my size 14 Newports began to feel heavy and sloppy. The bottom line is that I've tried on EVERY other Keen sandal model and many of their competitors and the Venice H2 is the best I've found. Thanks to Zappos for the on-line shopping confidence provided by their no risk buying/returning policy. I wish other sites would catch on or that Zappos would begin carrying more than just shoes and bags!

Great lake/beach shoes - I bought these shoes for my husband to wear around the lake/boat/jetski, etc. His feet usually hurt after wearing almost any shoe for more than 2 hours. He loves these and hasn't complained yet! He says they have great arch support, keep his feet cool (usually a problem), and they don't make his feet or ankles hurt. I'm planning on getting myself the ladies' version.

I really like these! I think I like them better than the Newports I replaced them with. Better fit with the little toe.

I found my purchase with Zappos to be as I would have done for someone else myself. It was easy and shipped on time and the product is great.

Narrow fit - Great comfort but narrow fit; not the same as H2's...

The pair I bought have turned out to be absolute garbage. I have had them just a little over a year however I do not wear them all the time. The materials and workmanship are the worst they are coming apart the stitching is coming unraveled and the leather bits used to sew the straps together at the sides is very substandard. I have never regretted buying a pair of shoes like I do theses. If you look at the bottom of the shoes there is hardly any wear. Avoid these shoes!

great!

This shoe was just what the season called for. My husband wears this shoe out and about, around town, even out to dinner and to his business meetings.

These are my second pair of Venice sandals. The first pair lasted 5+ years of heavy use. My only complaint with them is that they are a little warm for mt feet, but that's just me.

In prep for a trip abroad, I ordered these in the women's and men's styles, thinking that the footbed might be slightly wider in the mens. The footbeds actually seemed identical, but the placement of the "strappy" part of the upper was different. So I sacrificed the lovely green of the women's style for the comfortable upper of the men's and didn't look back. I bought them just days before leaving for a 17 days trip full of nonstop walking in European cities, and I didn't have a single blister! I can't remember ever before having a pair of shoes that were so instantly comfortable! My only dislikes are that hey smell - I've heard this from Keen wearers before - and lo and behold I experienced it too. A major bummer since I've never had a problem with stinky feet, and it means I have to be sure to really wash my feet before putting on other shoes so I don't transfer the odor problem. Now that I'm home from my trip I'll try washing them to see if it helps. And the other issue is that I feel the arch support could be much better. Supportive in every other way, but the arch support just wasn't sufficient, which lead to quite a few evenings of achy feet. But I would buy them again, and think I might be a Keen fan now!

I am a lady, but have large feet so I ordered a women's 11 and men's 10 to see which would fit best. The women's has a nice soft bottom and the men's is more rubber. I went with the women's but I wish Keen would make larger sizes for women, I really need 11½.

My daughter absolutely love these sandals. She is on her feet continually teaching art at a day camp and finds these to be very bouncy, light and airy. Made well and fit is perfect for her large feet size 12!