Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 5

This is a great quality shoe..I only wish they offered half sizes.

They're comfortable but after a while the sides dig in. I should have bought wide instead of regular width.

The shoe is up to the quality expected by the brand. I read that there was some more stability control than the bondi , so I hoped it would fit better because the Bondy is too wide in the tow box and my foot slips around. Unfortunately, the shoe also is wide the toebox and there's no increased stability for a narrow foot. Stick with the narrow shoes if you have a narrow foot.

The toe box is too wide for my foot but it appears that you don't offer narrow sizes

I do like these shoes, but I was surprised that they don't have 2 elastic straps on the tongue of the shoe, there is only 1, I wonder why they left one out, it is kinda difficult to get tucked under the opposite side of the shoe sometimes and it seems to keep moving as I walk. But length and width are good.

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.