Not hurtful, honest. In all honesty, we should be thorough with the home owners, because those are really the only markers that something might be wrong with a listing. Otherwise they can make up whatever they want and people who are new to the platform will be inclined to leave perfect 5 star reviews.
The sitter chose the sit based on false pretenses. Bringing such items to the attention of the host during the sit wouldnât have mattered in most of the issues mentioned, including lack of washer dryer, poor sleeping arrangements and the overall appearance of the house being misrepresented.
Thank you for your honest review!!
And a thousand thank yous for not sugar coating it!
Right now I have to carefully dissect each review to see if a place is clean or disgusting. Iâve had sits where I nearly got sick from the filth and mold yet not one sitter mentioned it 
Now if no one mentions it is âcleanâ I know itâs filthy even with 5 stars.
I sincerely wish more sitters were like you in their honesty so bizarre surprises donât show up when you arrive.
Bravo! Keep up the good work!
Yes i agree. Misleading, and plain untruthful reviews are a big problem with THS.
The amount of hosts who get away with reviews is staggering, sitters are being too nice, speaking from experience, which is why Iâm not even bothered to look at those 5 star reviews. On the contrary, home owners care less about the impact of reviews on sitters, they tend to nitpick and dock stars here and there without considering how hard it would be for the sitters to get new sits. Bad reviews have a greater impact on sitters than on homeowners.
This statement, or more accurately opinion, is just not so for every situation. Every sitter and homeowner have different ideas and tolerances for infractions mentioned in reviews. Some people are more forgiving, less picky or have higher standards or certain requirements for Homeowners or Sitters. It can be a behavior, a location, a layout of the home, an amenity, personality conflict, accident, I could go on and on about what might result in a bad review. It will be a hard pass for some and forgivable for others.
Hardly the HOs fault if the neighbours were âjumping ropeâ so think that part didnât need to be included.
But wouldnât you want to know thatâs an issue if you were to sit there?
Itâs not that the host is responsible for whether neighbors are loud, but theyâre responsible for divulging that if itâs a regular or repeated thing.
Her listing sounds deliberately deceptive. To show a bed and use the word peaceful is hard to interpret otherwise. Top marks from me, you wrote what other sitters need to know
Writing a honest and fair review is always the right thing to do - otherwise there is little point in writing a review at all .
Some hosts may choose to disregard or challenge a negative review but others will address the issues and thereby improve their opportunity to get sitters apply for future sits.
Some sitters may not be concerned about noisy neighbours , in which case youâve done no harm by mentioning it . Others will not be able to tolerate it and may leave the sit early which wouldnât be a good outcome for the host , sitter or pets .
You were honest, per your perspective. Whether she likes it or not is no reflection on your honesty; which helps the rest of us sitters tremendously. Press on. You did a good job. She needs to up her game.
You can turn off hearing aids but still feel the vibrations. 
I have a friend/former neighbor who is profoundly deaf (from Measles as a child) and she grimaces when thereâs shrieking/crowd noise nearby, and says that âthump thump thumpâ music and other stuff that vibrates really bothers her equilibrium.
Futons are horrid.
Please refrain from negative comments about age, race, religion, culture, or personal identity.
Taken from the forumâs Community Rules. As a senior, I donât appreciate stereotyping such a diverse group of people who have a wide range of talents and skills.
As a sitter I would appreciate your review
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who took time to read and weigh in on the situation. I really did like the cats and didnât want to get the HO in trouble with THS by opening a dispute. Again, the sit wasnât the worst by any means but still left A LOT to be desired and I wouldnât have even bothered applying with current details and photos. On the other hand, I didnât want future sitters to arrive at the apartment in its current state without knowing.
So, the drama continues, I decided not to respond to her multiple WhatsApp paragraphs and blocked her immediately after her first batch of angry messages. She has now taken to THS and replied to my review, basically outing herself! In her multi-paragraph reply (which is muchhhhh longer than my review or her review of me), she goes on to confirm that there is no washer/dryer included, that the landlords just âraised the price as we discussedâ (after I asked her about laundry after searching the apt/premises over an hour) on the nearby laundry room, and that guests sleep on a futon. I checked the listing after I got the notification about the reply and am relieved to report to you all that she actually updated the listing with new, current photos which show all of the big bulky furniture and clutter, the futon crammed into the guestroom-now office, and she also updated the description with a bit about the neighbors playing and tutoring instruments everyday and sing-screaming opera.
ETA: I did send one message to her via THS letting her know that I was only replying there so that THS had a record of our communication and that I would not be going back and forth any further, unless to open a dispute and report the discrepancies to THSâwhich showed as read on her end and very likely prompted her updates.*
Soooo, a good ending all in all, HO decided to update their listing and future sitters can now make a good informed decision!
Iâm back home for summer in the Big Apple and enjoying a well deserved break from all my furry friends!
TL;DR HO was deceptive about apartment â old photos, bad sleeping arrangement, noisy/musician neighbors > updated her listing after my honest but âhurtfulâ-to-her review!