Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 9

I have been wearing Bondi for a few years now and these are the best version so far! I literally took them out of the box and ran. I really wish they came in more fun colors with none white soles.

I have worn Bondi 8 for a while. I developed metatarsalgia on the side of my right foot. The Bondi 9 shoe (had mine for a couple of weeks) doesnt irritate the metatarsalgia. I believe the foot bed is a teeny bit wider and the mesh fabric gives just a it more! I am thrilled that I can wear the Bondi 9s until my foot heals. An added bonus is the stunning colors! I love them!

Nice bounce, great support, nice comfortable upper. Great shoe

I bought two pairs of Bondi 9 and this is the only shoe I will use. I'm a nurse and I'm on my feet a lot throughout the shift. I feel like I'm walking on clouds and my feet are very happy, not in pain anymore. Very comfortable for walking, running or any time.

Hate these. Please bring back the Bondi 8. They were the best. Bondi 9 is both unflattering and uncomfortable.

I absolutely love the feel and the look! Great job on the modifications!

Have worn them daily and at the gym on a treadmill run. Comfy pair of shoes.

I walk 4 miles a day. These shoes make that walk easier and enjoyable. Because of the cushion in both heel and front, my back isn't hurting nor are the balls of my feet throbbing. That is really important with some feeling loss at the balls of the foot. Thanks for a wonderful shoe!

I adored the Bondi 7, comfy, no break in period and they carried me on long and short days. Then I bought the 8. Not the same at all. Much stiffer cushioning and blisters on my arch every time I wore them. I was hesitant to jump on the 9's, but I'm so glad I did. A soft, responsive and supportive Bondi is back. I'm buying two more pair just in case you redesign them again. Thank you!!

These are exactly what i needed! I have flat feet and i get pretty bad ankle pain but these wow pain almost gone! Im a clerk at the post office so im on my feet 8 plus hours and these are just great! I did have the SR bondi before getting these and all i have to say these do feel way better.

Classic Bondi feel with a little less exaggeration of the forefoot flair that people commented on with Bondi 8. Feels stable and lightweight with a soft but firm step in. I Like the new midsole, very much like the Mach 6. Great lockdown with the laces and no heel slippage with my typical HOKA women's 9.5, regular width. The shape is more the Bondi 7 but the feel is a totally upgraded Bondi 8. Looks cute running and casual. Will be buying more pairs and cannot wait for the Spring colors. Great for easy miles, working healthcare or just errands.

I tried on the right shoe once these arrived and thought - oh I'm going to like these because they are like the Bondi 7......today I put them both on and walked around for a bit and notice the left heal back area rubs. So sad - I was really looking foward to these - I do notice that these are not as well made as the Bondi 7.

I have been a loyal HOKA customer since my Sports Medicine Doctor at Baylor recommended HOKA shoes for my knee/Achilles issue. I was to where I could barely do 3 miles without my knee or feet hurting. I bought a pair of BONDI's -- and never looked at another shoe again. Finally back to doing 5-10 miles several times a week with no pain! However --- it seems with each "upgrade" while I still remained loyal - there were issues with not as much cushion or the top of the shoe hitting my foot wrong. I have learned that when I find a model that I love, to buy more before your change it again! So I will be buying more of these BONDI 9's --- as they are what made me fall in love with HOKA in the first place all those years ago. Absolute cushion, not too narrow or wide in the toe box - the tongue of shoe sitting just right to not cause a crease in top of foot. Everything about this new model takes me back to the beginning of my love of HOKA. I had to return the previous model I bought and wait it out until I was brave enough to try a "new upgrade". I'll be ordering more of these to keep in the box for when this pair wears out!

I LOVE these! The Bondi 8s didn't fit me well, so I gave the 9s a try and they are super comfortable. I normally wear a wide in shoes, and the extra wide fits me best. My only complaint is they need more color options in the extra wide sizes. Where's the all white?? I don't like the options they have now

I wish they had come out with the extra wide sooner, like before the wide messed up the inside of my foot from being too tight around the ball of my foot. I'm a size 7 so I couldn't just buy the men's wide size. My feet don't really look that wide, but all of the more than 3 dozen Hoka's I've bought have not been wide enough. I just got these, so hopefully my feet will get better and I can get back to my 9k steps per day. My biggest complaint so far with the XX Wide is that the laces are too short. Hopefully they will stretch a bid with wear. They still fell more like a wide than an extra wide to me because their wide shoes just didn't seem wide like you would buy in any other brand. Maybe wide for a runners foot? I marked them feels too narrow, because they sure don't feel extra wide.

I was so excited to see the Bondi in women's extra wide in a fun color!!! Unfortunately they didn't show the measurements for the 4E in women's on the website so I took the risk that it would fit it didn't! I have a bunion on my foot and need the 4E or it puts pressure on my bunion and I get bad cramps. The 4E is maybe the equivalent of a wide so I will be returning and HOPEFULLY the men's extra wide are still the same. I do love how the sole is back to being less wide and doesn't stick out on the shoe like Bondi 8 does. A small note, the shoes look punk inline, but are lavender with white solesneed better pictures online.

Comfortable all day, toes are not cramped, looks great!

Easily the best shoes I've bought in years. I love the entire Bondi series but they've outdone themselves here.

I bought their product in July, and the bottom of the shoe came unglued in November. I sent it to them and they returned it, saying that it was due to aging and they were not responsible. Whose shoes can age in 4 months? I want to tell you that HOKA's quality is very poor, and their service is very bad. Don't buy from them.

I hated the 8. I bought a couple of pairs because I thought the first was a fluke. And, they weren't. So I went out and bought On cloud-eclipse and a pair of brooks and then looked online and the 9 was out and decided to try them. OMG they are perfect: totally perfect. I don't want to take them off my feet. They were like the 6's and 7's but so much better. These are the best shoes I have ever worn.

These shoes don't have a flattering shape (my feet look like sausages a lil bit lol), but the cushion is so cushiony, responsive, and comfortable. I could wear them all day.

These Bondi 9 ran small by at least 1/2 size. I had to size up as did my husband. I ordered the Clifton and the Skyflow and they ran much more true to size. The men's 4E was also more narrow than the previous Bondi 7 and 8.

So I beleive in spending money on my feet - I am 61years old, have flat feet from wearing Army Boots back in the day for 10 years and its been very difficult to find a walking sneakers that supports my flat feet....I have a slim foot and the regular fit feels fantastic and after putting the sneakers on, I could feel my feet smiling which is great for the knees, hips, back, shoulders etc. Plenty of space to wiggle the toes and the sneakers do not slide up and down in the back heel. SOOOO if you want your feet and body to smile - order these sneakers. I just ordered another pair to take to London in March 2025, they are that comfortable!!

These new Bondi 9s are like walking on a cloud. I'm in the medical field and am on my feet all day, with these I cannot even tell. I have the bondi 8s and these are way more comfortable. WAY TO GO HOKA, these are the best!

As mentioned in another review, the Aster flower (purple) colored shoe has a white base, not purple as pictured I could do without the addition of the extended heel pull. Returning.