Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 5

The shoe is very comfortable and the wider width I had read bad reviews about felt okay. However, they look so strange because they're so wide! I felt like I was walking on a ping pong paddle when I looked down on them. They're as comfortable as my ASICS Gel Kayanu 29s, so I'll go back to ASICS.

I love this shoe for comfort and is very light weight. I have had the Gaviota previously but this version felt wider and bulkier, just felt it looked clunky. I will return and see if I can settle on a different Hoka.

I have medium arches and these were painful for me! I think that they were just hitting me in the wrong spot but I could feel my arches getting sore after just walking around my house for ten minutes. They also look really unattractive from above; I was okay with the overall bulkiness but they looked like duck feet from my vantage point. Returned.

This is the second pair of Hokas I've tried, but both had way too much room in the toe box for me. I order a B width to accommodate my prescription orthotic, even though I have narrow feet. With Brooks shoes, a tongue pad makes them work for me, but the same is not (sadly) true for the Hokas.

I've been intrigued by Hoka's since I heard they came in wide sizes. Yes indeed, a wide toe box, but medium to narrow on the inner arch. And minor arch support at that. I tried the Gaviota 5, and the Bondi - same thing. Back they both go... too bad, I liked the "rocker" effect, which was recommended by my podiatrist.

if you like your heel to feel lower that the rest of your foot, then this is the shoe for you. i think this is the heel to toe "early rocker." these are not like the gaviota 4, which i adore. it's a good shoe but not for me.

I have 2 pair Bondi 8, which I love after foot injury,I decided to try Gaviota 5 . I don’t like it. Very wide and uncomfortable for me . But otherwise very well made.

The shoes are much wider than the other style of Hoka’s that I have.

This is my 4th pair of Gaviota shoes. I’ve noticed Hoka seems to make them wider each year, which was ok for a while. But in the Gaviota 5, it goes too far. I wish I hadn’t kept these shoes. The prior versions were fantastic, very comfortable shoes. But the 5 is way too wide. I have to lace and tie them super-tight from top to bottom but even then, my foot feels like it’s moving around. (I did try a smaller size before buying these but they were too short.) Very disappointing, especially for the price.

This item was purchased to replace a Hoka Bondi 7. The Hoka Gaviota 5 seemed wider than the Bondi and the fixed tongue was uncomfortable, too tight across the top of the foot at the arch.

The shoe was a lot wider then I expected

I’ve been running in the Bondi 8 after tearing up my 48-year-old knees in bad shoes. The shoes you choose DO make a huge difference. As a supinator (high arches, stride tends to favor the outside of my foot), the Gaviota 5 was recommended as an improvement upon the Bondi. Less ‘squish’ to keep my knees stable, but enough to keep them pain-free…and H frame to help keep my stride neutral. That’s great, but the shoes are significantly wider than the Bondi. I had to draw the laces up almost completely together for the shoe to feel secure. The toe box is HUGE…there’s enough room for my toes AND some of their friends. So, as much as I like the advanced technology of the Gaviota 5, the Bondi 8 is better (even if a little ‘squishier) for my fairly normal-width foot. I’m returning the Gaviota 5s and treating myself to a new pair of Bondi 8s!