This was the first pair of Birki's I bought and they were so wonderfully comfortable that I have since bought two more.  The other model is a Birki's Tahiti, and they are also really comfortable, but I think I like the Moorea the best.

While I've never had a Birki's or Birkenstock sandal with the classic footbed, the cushioning of the soft footbed is so comfortable that I doubt I'll ever want to buy/try anything else.  My feet are seriously cranky, but are blissfully happy in these.  I haven't worn them for any serious walking, but I have worn them grocery shopping and to work and there was no break-in period at all.  I've received numerous compliments on them too. I love the ease of wear - slide your foot in and go.  The sandal has a great design that is not only cute, but it goes so far on the front of your foot that you don't have to grip the sandal with your toes, as you do with some other types of slide-in sandals.  Since I have bunions, this is an important feature, as that motion can be irritating or aggravating to the bunion.

I wear Birki's sandal in a narrow, despite having bunions so bad that I wear a wide shoe to accommodate it, despite having normal width heels.  I bought a pair of Papillio sandals in the normal width and my feel looked like Fred Flintstones and it was just far too wide.  Someone suggested I try a narrow and I find them perfect.  If the balls of your feet or soles are sensitive, these sandals are ideal because the cork and rubber bottoms provide a lot of shock absorption and protection.

I highly recommend these sandals - there is absolutely nothing I don't like about them and am having to restrain myself from buying in every color they offer.  As they say in the stock market "Buy".