Honest review is best but are you able to get your review first from the HO?
I’ve already checked if they’re used to make reviews, and honestly they don’t, but I have no doubts they can make up a situation and review us as badly. I am definitely going for it though.
As a homeowner who recently had a bad sitter situation, I am sympathetic to your not wanting to write a bad review for fear of retaliation. And you an count on it. People can make up anything they want. I won’t write a bad one until the review system changes.
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I disagree that you can vet any better. There is no end to the poor accommodations a house may have or the poor behaviors a sitter might have. In addition, people are not always truthful. Changing the review process so there cannot be retribution is the only way we will get honest reviews.
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I do recall perusing a listing recently where everything looked great but they specifically mentioned the sitter would be sleeping in the guest room on an airbed with a “luxury topper” and I just thought: “NEXT!” I really just don’t understand people. Then again, for years, my mother-in-law’s and the horrible fold out couch!
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Like you, I am a HO who recently had a dreadful sitter. I wrote a truthful review as I do think that the truth can never cause me any harm. I would rather be able to live with my own conscience than worry in case I got a bad review.
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As a HO I would always provide for a sitter exactly the same hospitality I would provide for a guest, friend or relative. A comfortable room and bed, clean bedding and fresh towels, are the very basic things and should be provided as a matter of course. I try to provide the things I would need if I was away from home. My guest rooms have beds, tea and coffee making facilities and TV and exclusive use of a bathroom.
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Tell the truth - it is always the best way.
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If you are worried about retaliation, maybe your review could be framed as advice to the next sitter, such as: “Questions to ask this HO: What can I expect for my sleeping situation? Where will I find cleaning supplies” etc.
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I’m confused. Did the host expect you to arrive a purchase bedding for the sit? Because if not, it seems like they would have given a heads-up before you arrived that you would be required to bring your own. I do mainly international sits and it’s simply not possible to travel with bedding. I think if arrived and the host told me that I needed to have my own bedding, I might have backed out of the sit. Certainly, it is very strange and super inhospitable of them. Maybe you rate the stars based on everything else and mention in the review that sitters are expected to bring their own bedding. I’ve simply never thought to ask that.
Hi! I would 100% leave an honest but fair review. Talk about how the sit went/ pets etc. and then add on that there were a few things that could make the sit more comfortable for future sitters, including: all linens and towels being provided upfront and access to cleaning supplies.
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