Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 7

No problem with fit. Shoes did not have enough cushion for me. Not the fault of the shoe. Liked the shoe and fit.

Great shoe and very comfortable. The wide was narrow

I am a 7 medium. These felt too narrow and the arch insole was extremely uncomfortable. It felt like it was cutting into my foot.

Returned these after walking 5 steps in them. The tongue of the shoe is very odd and curves to the left and right. I could feel it pushing into my front of my ankle and realized any walking in these and I would have chafe marks in about 2 minutes. Sad because the rest of the show was comfortable.

A very comfortable shoe but with no arch support. Literally flat. Sending back. What a shame that a shoe engineered for ultimate support & cushion has zero arch support. Doesn’t companies field test anymore? Agree that color schemes need improvement also. Please get better Hoka. I’d like to try again.

The Bondi 7 fit me perfectly in 9W. (I also wear a 9W in Brooks Ghost.) I've never worn Hoka's before, so I can't compare the Bondi 7 to the 6. These shoes are super-cushioned, which is what I expected. I wore them in the house for a few hours & had no complaints at all. However, when I hit the road (walking) the magical comfort started to fade after about 2 miles. For miles 3 & 4, I was feeling discomfort at the arches - like they were too high & stiff for me: odd because I have very high arches. But what was much worse, was the fact that the insoles don't fit properly. They're too narrow for the shoe, so there's a gap between the insole & the shoe, just under the ball of my foot in both shoes. The stiff edge of the insole rubs against the skin (again - just under the edge of the ball of my foot). So during this first wearing, I developed a painful callus at the lower/outer edge of the ball of each foot. I waited 2 weeks for the skin to heel, then went out again. Same thing happened after ~2 miles. Returned home in pain, & sadness, that these shoes were not going to work. But Zappos is the best, so I'm going to order some more Brooks Ghost in their latest model. Yay!

Love these shoes, but will have to return. Have worn various model Hokas for 10 years--about 28-30 pairs in all. Have worn same size, same socks, same orthotics, same everything, on the same terrain... but this shoe is agony. After 20 minutes my left foot shifts forward against the side of the toe box, creating some truly ungodly blisters. After trying differnt socks, diferent orthotics, lancing multiple blisters every night for a week and being unable to run more than 2 miles, I'm done. Seeing podiatrist tomorrow. Great-looking shoe, wanted to love it but there's some kind of structural flaw here.

I don't like giving bad reviews, but I only gave this 2 stars because the heel was much higher than the toe. I suffer from not only heel pain but also metatarsalgia (pain in the bottom of the forefoot). Because of these two pain problems I need a shoe with zero drop, i.e., the forefoot and heel of the shoe are the same distance from the ground. From reading the description of these shoes, I thought there would be less of a differential between heel and toe. Wrong. For someone w/o pain in the forefoot, these would probably be fine, but not for me. I also ordered some Altras that are deep enough to accommodate the full length orthotics I need, but I'll have to see if I can get some made for these, as my current orthotics are too wide in the heel for Altras.

I ordered these shoes after a recommendation from my physical therapist. I have been dealing with plantar fasciitis. When they I arrived I thought they were cute, as did my daughter. The cushioning, arch support, and roomy toes were awesome. They looked pretty good on my feet, which surprised me because I thought they would look heavy or clunky. I just wanted relief and to be able to walk again. Unfortunately, I have to send them back because there is a rough edge that runs the length of the inside insole at the arch that was pressing and cutting into my foot. I don't know if this issue is just this particular shoe or in all of them. I may order a different style? Not sure yet. I was so hoping they would be the ones!

I really cannot even wear these. I choose this for the arch support. I usually wear Clifton’s. Quite disappointed.

The wide width is not wide enough. Bottom support is very comfortable but my foot is being squeezed on both sides. Must return.

Felt like a very chunky/clunky shoe; the stack height was too high and the sole was not flexible. It also had minimal arch support-I have fairly high arches, but this shoe felt like there wasn't any support under my arches. I tried the Hoka One One Akasa and that was much more comfortable for me.