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Manuela
-58% off
8.4 miles away
Limited time deal
4.50
• 4 reviews
/night 72.00
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Manuela is a very sweet girl. She is social and kind to others. She helped my parents a lot (who live next door) and my mother really was a great fan of her. So she has good social skills. Manuela uses this site so she can find a place to stay, while she is looking for a job in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europe. While she was staying in NL, she was following a study at the University. All that of course is not a problem at all; I realize that a lot of people here are using this site to find free or cheap accomodation. However this is a pet site, so the reliability and the quality of the petsitting should be the primary focus. 10 days before the sitting would take place, she informed me that she wouldn't be able to be present during the entire sit due to an in-person conference at the university that would last for a week. Of course this was less then ideal to me but since it was impossible to find another petsitter on such a short notice I went out of my way to find a replacement, and decided to pursue with her as my petsitter. However, half way during her stay she mentioned she would be gone for another week to do her exams at the university. So out of the entire month, she was only present for 50% of it. I had to make sure that I could find a replacement again. Luckily my stepdad was willing to take the care upon him. My pets are my babies so it is super important for me that the petsitter who applies for a period, actually is there the entire period. One of my cats, Frances was not eating well during her stay at my house. Of course that can happen; animals can get sick any time and that doesn't need to be a result of the care. However, my stepdad told me that the bowls in where the cats got their food in, were not clean and got dirty and even mold in it. When he stepped in and cleaned the bowls, Frances started eating again and after a couple of days he was back on his normal eating pattern. Another incident was with the rabbits, I gave her a manual in where I explicitly told her which veggies to give the rabbits and which not. I was not amused to see that she had fed them an entire plate of cut up carrots, while I had told her that they could only have a little piece of a carrot per day. My rabbits have supersensitive intestines and quickly to get gas problems. Carrots have a lot of sugar, so an entire plate can cause problems. Manuela did apply requests I made during my stay abroad; she did apply a spray against flies, when I asked her to and even washed one of the bunnies when that needed to happen. When I came home, I had to do some cleaning. Manuela hadn't noticed that the cats had been spraying on different places, including the kitchen counter and kitchen walls and cabinets. The state of the house was less important to me; I did notice she had cleaned the rabbit area very well so I was happy about that. I think Manuela did her best but just is a bit more casual about things then I would be.

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Celia
We had a fantastic time staying at Celia’s house and looking after Zuli and Opal. Celia and Rolf are lovely people, who welcomed us into their home. The house is great, it has everything you need (including a pool!) and is in the most perfect seafront location - you have front row seats to the spectacular sunset from the garden. Zuli and Opal made the house sit for us, they are the most adorable dogs. Zuli is a loveable, chilled out dude, who patiently puts up with Opal jumping all over him. Opal is a fluffy sweetheart, who follows you around the house and loves playtime and cuddles. We will really miss them both! Our whole experience housesitting here was wonderful, and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to future sitters. Thanks again!
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Nikki
Nikki was amazing right from the start. Her owners guide was very precise and we had no problems with anything.
Baxter and Cooper are just adorable big sooky boys. We absolutely loved their cuddles and kisses. 
If you are lucky to be selected to mind these 2 absolute angels 😇 you won’t be disappointed. We will miss their morning greetings. 
Thank you Nikki & Ty for sharing your boys with us.
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Kyle
This was a delightful sit. Kyle is an amazing person, and it was a pleasure to connect with her and get to know her through this sit! Her home is lovely and comfy and has an unbeatable view. The location feels like a quiet getaway, but getting downtown is incredibly easy and quick.

As for Bruno and Masha: they are truly remarkable dogs. They are so sweet and loving and well-trained. It was a pleasure to hang out with them (and I miss them already!)
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Heather
Rikki is an absolutely adorable sunny girl. She is a very special cat with "dog behavior," and I like that so much. She will follow you everywhere. She is a very good companion and a very low-maintenance cat. My husband and I really enjoyed the time spent with her.

Heather is a very hospitable and nice host. The home is very clean and beautiful with amazing garden. The home is located in a nice and safe neighborhood. I would love to come back to spend some time with Rikki and funny ducks in beautiful Maui. I would definitely recommend this sit and would love to come back myself.
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Caroline
We had such a gorgeous time in Caroline’s unique & lovely house, the dogs are adorable and were fast friends with our girls, so affectionate & simple to look after and great sofa mates. Caroline is a friendly & generous host and we adored using the crafts on the doorstep river and watching the local wildlife.
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Hope
We had a very enjoyable week on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.  Morton is a super friendly and easy cat to look after.  Hope's back yard is a great spot to sit and chill with your favourite beverage. We would be happy to do another sit here.

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