Do sitters expect airbnb experience on a sit?

On a past sit everything appeared the level of cleanliness depicted in the photos. Then I opened the refrigerator, where the shelves were all sticky and covered in dirt and I knew I would have to clean it to feel comfortable storing and eating anything from it. I was shocked and upset, but then I gave myself some time to mull it over and cleaned the shelves and put my things inside. I thought about the way everything else was on the sit and decided to let it go as an oversight, maybe they had become blind to the state of their fridge.

All of this to say, just make sure your photos represent what someone is going to walk into and maybe take a second look at your fridge. Having possessions isn’t a problem, people will select sits that fit in with what they expect, misrepresenting things is what causes issues.

Here’s a link to another time this topic was discussed as well:

https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/clean-house/

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