Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota Leather

I love the comfort of the foot bed, but the design of the heel back rubbed badly.

Suffering from severe foot pain the Dr suggested I wear stability shoes. I purchased these in size 9 1/2 wide. They are too narrow for my feet and a little shorter than what I'm used to.

The shoe feels like brooks beast. Stiff and no cushion at all. Loses the Hoka factor that I like.

Two of rhe rubber sole grips separated within first week of use of walking on tile floor and smooth cement. Seems lie a workmanship issue. The leather uppers are nice and appear to be well made and should hold up. Will contact Hoka about sole issue.

Quality control issue Left shoe tongue will not stay centered. Slides completely off tone top of arch. This is my 5th pair of Hokas (first leather). Have never had this issue before. Disappointed.

These aren't as comfortable as different models I've chosen before

Didn't Fit like my other (3) HOKA shoes that were best shoes for comfort. Seems like they are built cheaper now, probably switched to mass production.

I use for everyday wear. I would have preferred a wider size, however the seal is nice & thick. Would be perfect if it wasn't for the narrow with.

Sent the original pair back to exchange for a larger size on October 2. Still haven't received the new sized shoes. Don't know if I'll like them or not.

I was a little disappointed because picture I selected was brown but the color I got was gray. The with of the shoe is a little narrow & feels tight.

Solid construction but uncomfortable returned and exchanged.

This show certainly looks good enough to wear at work, but walking longer distances cramped my toe. It seems that the leather in the toe area is rather stiff and rubs against your big toe. Maybe after the shoe is fully broken in - I will find them comfortable?

Tighter than any size 10 I've ever tried on. Returning.

arrived scratched, the soles were pulling apart at the seams. they didnt have enough arch role.

Shoe is comfortable and supportive. But the latter part on the front of the toes on both shoes peeled off in the first two weeks of wearing them.

Tongue of shoe rubs the top of my foot badly

Shoes are comfortable, but leather is very stiff. Might be better after some wear.

To start with, order a half size up. This leather version is not as comfortable as the cloth. The right shoe was tighter than the left. This is the only pair of shoes I have ever run into that with. They are just barely ok enough to keep as an exchange.

I was looking for a mostly black shoe and the description headlined black. However the shoe is entirely brown and not appropriate for the need I had. Very disappointed with some of the color descriptors of their products. They are obscure color names that most people can't really identify.

I am on my feet most of the day and normally I wear other name brand shoest out in 6 months time not hoka ,the all leather uppers and great construction lasted all year ,buy hoka great shoes!

Dress shoes ware to church. Not sure if I'm going to keep them. Trying to like them real hard.

I really wanted to replace my Bondi leather shoes but Hoka was out and could not give any estimate of when I might be able to purchase. I just returned the Gaviota as they are not nearly as comfortable for me. I wish Hoka could at least provide an estimate as to when my shoe of preference would be available, poor customer support!

Loose around the ankle, feels like a glorified croc instead of a running or hiking shoe.

Shoe fits weird. Was hoping for something that really helped and made a difference. At this price point it should have been a given. While wearing you can feel different parts of the shoe on the inside. Runs in different places. Sort of regretting this purchase

First new shoe I've bought in a long time that hurt my feet