Monte Velho - Portugal

Monte Velho

5 star rating   26 November 2021

Lucy (this is their first In The Saddle holiday) Monte Velho - Riding experience of a lifetime | The school horses were amazing. I experienced GP dressage movements that I had always wanted to do (two time changes, piaffe) on horses that were so generous to a rider who was new to these.


The Riding

How well were you matched with the right horse for your ability?
4 star rating
How would you rate the variety of riding, pace or terrain?
5 star rating
How would you rate the overall standard of the horses, tack and stables?
5 star rating

The Accommodation

How would you rate your room(s) for comfort and facilities?
5 star rating
How would you rate the standard of the food?
4 star rating

Do you have any comments about the accommodation and food?

Overall everything was top class. There could be more variety to the food.


Before Your Holiday

Did you have all of the information you needed to:

Plan and prepare for your holiday?
5 star rating
Feel comfortable about your transfers and what to expect?
5 star rating

How could we improve the quality of pre-holiday information that we send?

Update your information on the instructors and ask Monte Velho for a manned mobile telephone number for check in. On leaving Lisbon, we tried all 3 telephone numbers numerous time and no reply. When we arrived at Monte Velho about 4.30 on Sunday, reception was locked up and no one was around. A member of the stable staff had to contact someone for us. It was not a very good first impression.

(Abbie from In The Saddle writes, "Many thanks for this feedback. We are very sorry to hear that your calls were not answered. The contact numbers we provide are correct and up to date. By an unfortunate coincidence no-one heard your calls on arrival day. We have been assured by Monte Velho that this won’t happen again".)


How could we improve the way we handled your booking and payment?

No problems here