Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 5

Shoes were shipped from Amazon and not Zappos. Sneakers were used and dirty with dog hair and dirt on bottom of sole.

This shoe has a horribly uncomfortable piece of plastic right across the top of the upper directly over the metatarsal arch, right where my bunion is. And directly inside the shoe on the opposite side of that is a sharp, hard edge of something that rubs directly on that area. So uncomfortable. i tried lacing it different ways, but the plastic outside and the hard edge inside was not stretchy or able to be mitigated in any way. Just terrible. Felt very cheaply made. Can’t believe this is a Hoka for $180. Extremely disappointed. I have worn Hokas for over a decade and they have been the only shoe i could wear. Will try the Bondi, the style that has worked for me before.

I have been wearing my Gavota 3s for too long and wanted to replace them. I was so very surprised by how wide this version is. So wide that tighter lacing wasn't an option. Don't know what's going on with the sizing. I purchased and kept the Clifton 9 instead.

i am not new to Hoka. they are huge and too wide. not sure how this got released

The Gaviota looks much wider than the Gaviota 4. Looks like clown shoes on me. Had to return

Returning shoes. Something was spilled on the top of both shoes near the laces. It looks like mold or some sort of liquid. There was a hair in the box.