Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 5

I laughed out loud when I tried these shoes on! They are enormous and look like clown shoes! They definitely run bit and are VERY wide. I have worn the Gaviota in the past but this the absolute worst model to date. Stick with the Arahi.

I hate these shoes. This all-new version of the Hoka Gaviota is horrible. When I walked around my living room, they seemed fine, and I was so pleased with the nice wide toe box. But the first time I wore them outside, the right shoe slipped off my foot. I had to stick on one of those heel protector foams to keep my foot from slipping out. And then I noticed the very aggressive arches. They are aggressive and huge, like Oofos. I have Oofos, which worked great for a year, and then I started getting pain in my knees and hips. It was those Oofos sandals! I was so enamored with these Hoka toe box, I didn't notice the aggressive arches until I walked outside on concrete. The huge aggressive arches causes me to kind of fall back onto the rear of my feet, which started hurting. So then I had to use a thick foam insert. But that still wasn't enough. I had to add lifts. This was all to basically raise the footbed so that the aggressive arches could be lowered when hitting my feet. I thought all this doctoring would work, it felt pretty good. But after walking around in the mall for a couple hours, my knees needed to recover for a day. They basically put Oofos arches into these Hokas. It may be good for some people for recovery after a run, but it's bad for everyday wearing. I hate these Hokas that I spent $175 on.