Customer Reviews Hoka Gaviota 5

I have plantar fasciitis and I purchased this sneakers because of the extra support. Wore it a few times and not helping. Very painful.

I'm a nurse that has worn nothing but Hoka Gaviotas for the last 3 years, but the 5 is a completely different shoe than the previous version. The toe box is so wide that the already clunky shoes look like clown shoes. And the my size 8 4s are at least an inch smaller in length than the new 5s. Terribly, horribly disappointed, as now I have to find a new go-to work shoe.

These shoes are SO wide in the toe box! My feet run a little on the narrow side and they swim in these shoes. Plus they look extremely wide. My husband said they look like clown shoes lol.

No support in ankle

As soon as I discovered the Gaviotas I was in love! I have very high arches and really need stability shoes when I walk (a few miles a day) otherwise I get really bad heel, knee, and hip pain. I love love love the Gaviota 4s and have a couple pairs. I've had the 5s for a few weeks and they have an extremely wide toe bed (which I don't hate, but probably should've sized down. I'm a 8.5 wide in the Gaviotas), but the soles of the 5s are already wearing and they do not feel like stability shoes at all. My feet really hurt after about 45 mins of walking- especially the bottoms of my heels. I DO like the new back and the shoe laces, but overall I would not recommend these if you've liked previous versions. I will be looking into different stability shoes as a result. Hoka, please return to the previous model!!

These are my third pair of Hokas but they're going back. My feet are wide enough that I usually order a wide if it's available, but these look like clown shoes on and my other two (same size and width) do not.

They changed this model. Toe box is extremely large. Previous models were better. Had to return 2 pair

I previously owned a pair of the Gaviota 4 (wide), and they were PERFECT for me! So I decided to buy a pair of the Gaviota 5s (also wide) to replace my 4s. Huuuge mistake. Reasonably, I thought the 5s would be almost identical to the 4s, but they're really a COMPLETELY different shoe. I wore a size 9 in the 4, but the same size is wayyy too big on the 5s. Also, the 5 wide is for some reason really narrow in the middle of the shoe but super wide in the toe box? And has a painful arch in the middle? It makes walking uncomfortable quite quickly. (My 4s made me feel like I could never get tired in them!) Unfortunately, I regret buying this product and don't recommend it to anyone. I really wanted to like them! (I bought them about 6 months ago and have been wearing them since. But I often opt to wear my beat up Gaviota 4s sometimes since I know those will be more comfortable than these 5s)

The Gaviota 4 was perfect and I'm not sure why HOKA felt the need to change. The Gaviota 5 is not an improvement and is a long step back. The fit is off and the shoe is too wide. I normally wear a wide but I tried a regular once I read other reviews and even a regular is far too wide. I sent the pair back and will not try the Gaviota 5 again. Bring back the Gaviota 4 and relabel it as Gaviota 6.

I did not find this comfortable. There was not enough cushioning for my arch. I sent it back

The new Gaviota5 looks so wide. I have a thin foot, but it looks like I where a extra wide shoe. Why would they make the toe box so wide. I put one new show on and one old (Gaviota4). Wow what a difference in looks. They look absolutely ridiculously wide!!!! I can't image what the wide actually looks like! I wish I could buy the Gaviota4 new!

The increased size in the toe box made my feet feel like they were slipping around. I even went down a half size & still found them sloppy feeling.

I work in a rehab hospital 12 hour shifts, when I purchased these shoes I was told by two coworkers that they were very comfortable, well that hasn't been my experience what so ever, my feet hurt just as bad as they did in the Skechers. Maybe I have to break them in, I have added xtra padding in them to see if the relieve any discomfort.