Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 5

I am very flat footed and brought these sneakers for running. While the shoe has good arch support it lifts you up a bit too much on the heel and when running it feels like you're leaning forward almost like you're going to fall forward. Not sure I would buy again for running but overall an okay sneaker. Also, it would be beneificial to have half sizes beyond size 13.

I buy the Wide version of HOKA sneakers. The Graviota-5 is way too wide. If you drive a clutch car the shoe is so wide that the right side of the shoe catches the brake pedal when I shift the car. I have to be careful. The Graviota-5 is very comfortable but I am no longer going to wear it. I will donate a practically new shoe to Habitat for Humanity. I was glad to see that HOKA offered the Bondi-7. This is the best WIDE shoe that HOKA offers. Just ordered a pair. Good sneaker but just too wide.

I wish I could have chosen a different color shoe lace as I tried to order another color shoe lace from Hoka and they would not sell me any.

These new shoes were supposed to be the same as my old ones. Ordered same size and style. The new ones are wider and fit a little sloppy.

These are extremely comfortable, wide toe box, shoes. I love everything about them except the upper material. It gets dirty very easily and you cannot scrub it too hard because the material pills. Not sure how to keep these clean. I have only had them for 3 weeks but they are looking rough. I hope newer iterations of this shoe fix this problem.

White over blue on the sole makes them look much widerlike clown shoes. Even my husband agrees. Sorry folks

Very happy with this purchase. I do long neighborhood walks and so far these have been great. I have a little wear on the bottom, possibly from a couple light scuffs while getting used to the new weight/size from my previous shoes. I will keep an eye on that, but they appear to be very well made, light, and very stable.

Good shoes, a little hard to get adjusted at first. But once I wore them for a week, they are so comfortable.

This shoe helps my husbands feet! He doesn't want any other kind!

Great all around comfortable sneaker.

Both me and my wife purchased your Hoka Bondi 8, they seem to have worn out fast. Comfortable, but the top portion of the heal has worn down to the foam?? And they did this in the very beginning. Both mine and my wife's. I bought the new ones, Graviotas I hope these do not wear the same. My wife may switch to a different brand soon. Too bad, she likes them!!!

These are a comfortable shoe , just not the heal cushion as the Bondi 8.

I went to put them on and pulled the tap that suppose to help assist and it ripped.

Comfort wise this is my go to when I know i'll be on my feet for a minimum of 12hrs for work. My only setback is one of the pull tabs on my shoe ripped off. Material not as good as the Gav 4. I normally buy wides when purchasing any Hoka shoes, but the size 9D in this Gav5 fit well for me. I also still use an older pair of the Gaviota 4 in a 2E. But this new model feels better. I've been using this pair for a few months now, and will do a follow up review.

This shoe has so much cushion, i recommend for anyone who lacks an arch on their bottom foot

I wear a 7.5 and not having worn HOKA before went to the size guide. It recommended a size 8.0. It arrived and was, well, a size 8.0. Too big. So, I sent it back for an exchange for the correct size. The size guide is not accurate.

A woman, I usually wear Brooks stability shoes (Naot, Birkenstock, and Mizz Mooz also), but I wanted to try Hoka because people seem to like them. I purchased the men's to get the D width. Really liked this shoe including the color which I know is not a reason to select a shoe but then again why are running shoes so hideous. Anyway. The shoe felt good but a little squishier than I'm used to and not as much stability as I probably need. Fine I was going to try it anyway because the fit was nice. However, the insert on the right shoe had a weird thing going on with the arch support and I knew I could never get used to it. It dug into my foot in an annoying way. I thought about adding an insert but I'd rather just have the right shoe. I thought about just ordering another of the same shoe but decided to go with the women's Arahi for more stability and it comes in wide. Also, one of the colors in that style is neutral-ish so that's a plus. (Note to designers: please understand that not all of us want flashy bright colors, neutrals are *in, and some of us are a ""warm" color season and we want that in a shoe.) I used the EU comparison for size on the recommendation of a friend who is a Hoka enthusiast. As a sometimes 40 and sometimes 41 the men's 8.5 fit perfectly. I would recommend this shoe it just wasn't for me.

I have a Rincon 3 in a 12.5 D that is extremely narrow even on my narrow feet. I bought an Arahi 6 in 12.5 2EE that fits perfect, but still wasn't plush enough for my use. I ordered the Gaviota 5 in 12.5 2EE and these are so wide it looks like clown shoes. I could put both my feet side by side in them. A plush shoe should be tighter due to the extra padding, not twice as wide as a race shoe with no padding. At least the length is consistent and the soles feel plush.

Comfortable shoes but a little narrow.

These shoes fit like a glove and provide support on every part of my foot. And when my feet feel good every part of my body feels better. I use for work running and walking all day every day. Hoka makes a difference. The only thing that could be improved is on wet pavement my Hoka's flip water up on the top for the shoe and soak my feet fast. My previous top brand running shoe somehow made soles that channeled water away from the toe keeping my feet much drier on wet days. Hopefully we can figure it out. But the quality, support, and comfort has me telling all my friends about Hoka

Nice product, I just like the Bondi 8 a little better for what I do.

The support of the sole is great, with good cushioning and stability. One improvement would be to incorporate a stretch material is the upper (similar to Brooks running shoes) and these would be perfect.

I've been wearing Hokas since I purchased the Gaviota 3 some years ago. I have several pairs of Gaviota 4s and like them very much. The Gaviota 5 sems to have a larger toe area which is fine. However, over all they are not as comfortable as the Gaviota 4s.