We had nightmare sitters. Without going into all of the details, here are the highlights. They did not follow any of the instructions in my very detailed guide, Had someone stay with them (unauthorized), and they put a blow up bed in my living room), left a day early with no warning, cat litter bo…

Thank you! I did not know that.

I think you should review, their behaviour was not minor. I understand the fear of retaliation, but you have details of them and cameras, surely this would be unlikely.

Thank you. I regret not having TH intervene while they were in my house. In hindsight, I should have had TH ask them to leave. The smoke, the friend staying in the house when not authorized, and the dog not eating were all red flags. I have had such lovely sitters before so this was a real shock…

Sorry this happened with your sit. Terrible, disrespectful sitters.

[image] Crookie: If you don’t review them but only respond to their review of you (if they leave one) your comments will only appear on your profile not theirs So does this mean that responses by HOs to sitter reviews are only ever seen on the HO’s profile but not the sitter’s? Figuring out/…

I agreed - it is hard to figure out exactly how the review system works when it comes to those details.

I am so sorry you and your pets experienced this! It’s horrible and should never happen. My guidance is always to review for the sake of other HO’s, but in your case I do understand personal/home safety make you reluctant. Be aware that missing reviews only show on the app, not the website, so it’s…

[image] OnTheRoadAgain: So does this mean that responses by HOs to sitter reviews are only ever seen on the HO’s profile but not the sitter’s? Yes, because the review is left for the homeowner it will appear on the HO’s profile, along with any response by the HO. If you want to find out more …

Thank you for that concise explanation. Frances

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FrancesNapa 15 August 2025 23:43 18

Thank you. It was shocking, and we felt violated. Plus, our other 10 house sitters have all been fabulous making this more of a shock.

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