Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 3

Different from the Gaviota 2s. I get them wide and they are not the same width. The shoe cuts into the arch of my foot.

I have bought the Hoka gaviota brand for the last few years. This one does not fit as well as the previous ones, does not feel as supportive, and the quality of the material is lower than previous ones. Only after few months of wear and the material is tearing. Still cushy, but dissapointed.

The size was correct but this style is not as comfortable as the bondi one one

I am not even close to wide but the toe box on these shoes in wide are still too narrow. Seriously, I have had my feet professionally measured and fitted. The Hokas look huge and wide but the way they are cut is different. These Gaviotas had rave reviews and I tried wide since the Bondi 7 also pinched my pinky toes. I have a pair of Cliftons and they also pinch my toes. Same thing with the wide Gaviotas. Pinched pinky toes and start to leave blisters. Can’t go up in size because then the length would be way too long. I went with Hoka specifically because they are advertised as having a wide toe box in a regular width shoe. Not finding that to be the case for my feet. Also the soles of these are not great on the treadmill because they feel a bit heavy and start to drag when running. These would be good for outdoor running as long as the width was compatible to your foot. Cushion is good but not enough to offset the weirdness in the width of the toe box. I also do not like the shoestrings/lace pattern in these shoes. They are either way too tight and dig into the top of my foot or way too loose and my feet are slipping. Overall not a good shoe for me. Trying Bondi 7 one more time (wide next) and if that also pinches toes, I’m out of Hoka options!

Similar to other reviewers, I felt this shoe to be narrower than I expected. I have wide feet and needed something comfortable following tarsal tunnel surgery. Unfortunately, I had to return. Thank you, Zappos, for providing great service.

I bought this upon recommendation of podiatrist who advised that I needed a stability shoe and not orthotics after tarsal tunnel surgery, as orthotics might aggravate the pain by pressing on the compression area. I thought 6.5W would be adequate as Brookes shoes certainly are. I was wrong. These shoes feel tight and small. This is consistent, perhaps, with reviews reporting that model 3 is smaller and tighter than model 2, which is now extremely hard to find.

This style of Hoka fit too short in the toe box for my preference. I found that both the Bondi 7 and the Akasa fit wider in the toe box, which I definitely prefer. I set these back.

I like Hoka shoes thought I’d try a different style Gaviota but with the problems I have with my heels and long hours of being on my feet I was in a lot of pain. I will stick with Hoka Bondi .

I had to return because the padding at the arch was weird. Immediately knew blisters would happen.

With the Gaviota 2, I wore a 9.5 regular width and it fit fine. This year's model (designated as 9.5B) was alot more loose and floppy. I ended up returning them and will go to a regular shoe store to purchase them so I can try them on to make sure I have the right size. Besides, with HOKA ONE ONE, there is no discount through Zappos, so might as well support local.