Velani Country Hotel - Crete

Sun and Riding

5 star rating   12 September 2023

Holly (this is their first In The Saddle holiday) Amazing! | The riding was brilliant. Personally for our first riding holiday the amount of hours were great. 2.5 - 4 hours was ideal. The terrain was very different to what we are used to In UK (which we were told) so it made for a very different riding experience. We had more canters than we were expecting which was great. There were some very long fast canters which involved lots of turns and tree ducking which was absolutely thrilling.


The Riding

How well were you matched with the right horse for your ability?
5 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?
4 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?
5 star rating

Do you have any comments about the accommodation and food?

The food was absolutely delicious. There was always so much and we never went hungry. Really enjoyed all of the local dishes they cooked for us!
Maybe there could’ve been a slight variation at breakfast (which was delicious may I add, but every day starting with Greek yoghurt).


Before Your Holiday

Did you have all of the information you needed to:

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

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

I don’t think there’s anything that could’ve been added, it was very informative.


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

I think it was handled with ease and we had plenty of contact with Olwen about any queries.