I think your listing looks fine, but you could make one tweak: As we don’t own a car, we take public transportation everywhere. You have checked the box that says “not accessible by public transportation,” but I have gotten to Santa Fe on the Rail Runner from Albuquerque, which is a less expensive airport to fly into. Once in Santa Fe, busses and Uber make it easy to get around.
For the next 4 years you might want to pitch to US citizens as many international travellers are not taking the increased risk to travel to the USA for fear of being detained at the border. Many countries, including Australia, have highlighted this risk on their government foreign affairs websites. To coin a COVID-19 phrase, it’s the new normal.
Thank you for all the comments. We did just pay for a second subscription in April or early May. The one in 2024 had expired. I will take all into consideration. However, I do think it is because we didn’t give enough time to find a sitter. I think last year according to my records we subscribed in March 2024 and probably uplodaded our profile around that time for sitters we needed in mid July 2024. So, I’m wondering what the refund policy is? 2 weeks after you have subscribed and you’ve had no applicants? or is that only applies on your first ever subscription? Thank you all.
“If you do not receive any sitter applications within 14 days of posting your first listing, you’ll be eligible to cancel your membership and receive your money back with no strings attached.
To qualify for the Money Back Promise, you must publish your listing a minimum of 14 days before the start of the first sit. This applies to your first-year membership only and you must have either a standard or premium membership.
Between the link that @Silversitters gave and the below, it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to get your money back I’m afraid. There’s a request a refund button on the below link, try it to check.
https://support.trustedhousesitters.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001741237-Can-I-get-a-refund
Your membership is here to be enjoyed and so if you haven’t used it within 14 days of joining or auto-renewing, you can cancel it. This means that you can request a full refund as long as you have not either applied for a sit or had live dates published on your home listing within these 14 days.
For someone to stay anywhere for several weeks requires a lot of planning or blind luck. I am booked 5-12 months in advance. Unless you live in a highly desirable location (NYC, London, Paris) you need to give more than 7 weeks notice.
Personally I looked at your photos and the kitchen and living room look a little messy and cluttered which is a bit off putting. I would also post pics of the pets first rather than the house as they’re very cute. The copyrighted photo is also off putting a bit. I hope that helps and you get sitters. I normally book 6 months in advance so maybe 7 weeks isn’t enough time. I wish you the best of luck xx