Velani Country Hotel - Crete

Sun and Riding

5 star rating   2 May 2025

Debbie (this is their first In The Saddle holiday) Very good, exactly as described. | I enjoyed the riding although had forgotten that when riding in a group when one horse trots or canters they all do. The horses were well used to the routes and tended to anticipate trot and canter.


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?
4 star rating
How would you rate the overall standard of the horses, tack and stables?
3 star rating

The Accommodation

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

Do you have any comments about the accommodation and food?

Every thing was exactly as described. Very friendly hosts and really very good home cooked and healthy food which I really enjoyed.


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?

It was excellent.


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

It was excellent.


Do you have any other feedback for us?

It rained heavily for six of the seven days I was there. Although I took some wet weather gear it was probably insufficient given that there was no where to dry wet clothes. There was very little to do when it was raining. You couldn’t use the pool and there was no yoga etc.