She apparently DOES have another place to go though because she went there overnight. As someone else pointed out, she must have money too. Your kindness is awesome but you need to be clear about what is really happening. I hope this all worked OK in the end and now you can focus on warning other HOs about this person.
I think she went to a bar and went home with someone.
She stayed with someone who she met whilst out that promised her a lift home, that didn’t materialise and she had to get an uber in the end arriving home 22.5hours later.
She apologised for the rest of the stay and sent me a lengthy message asking me to be considerate of my review considering the circumstances.
I have submitted an honest review I felt I had to. when she was at the house there were no issues but the incident was far too important in my opinion to be overlooked or not mentioned.
A neighbour had keys and kept popping round unannounced checking all was well for me plus I kept checking up too. She sent photos and videos of him he was fine despite the previous incident.
I was not to blame for this I did absolutely everything I could as soon as I was aware there was an issue. My friends and neighbours were not in a position to take over completely and stay at mine. She knew she had done wrong and tried hard to make up for it.
I’m back now have left an honest review and the moderator is fully aware.
I’m so sorry you had this rough experience. As a HO and now sitter, I understand what it means to entrust your beloved pet and home with a stranger. Your vacation should be a time of relaxation knowing that all is in good hands back on the home front. I had a sitter bail on me once so I know how stressful this situation can be even when you have lovely neighbors to fill the gaps. You certainly did nothing wrong! You were a very kind host who gave your sitter a lot. I really hope your next many experiences are complete 180’s from this one!
Thank you for leaving an honest review. I am happy your cat is well, that’s the most important thing.
This very unfortunate. Priority is the wellbeing of the cat, always. That catsitter is unreliable and should be prevented from having any sits in the future. I don’t like her attitude as she clearly took advantage of your kindness and lied to you.
Had this happened to my cat, I would have reported her to TrustedHousitters and provide a very harsh review to ban her from future sits. This time her reckless attitude didn’t have any consequences but she might do it again in another situation.
Sorry for seeming too tough, but irresponsible individuals shouldn’t be entrusted with caring for our cats and dogs. And no matter what excuses they give, it’s just not good enough.
I hope you left a honest review about her “performance”; we will ensure to not select her should she ever apply to one of our sits.
O wow, yeah - the first responsibility is to feed the cat! 
seems pretty basic. You’ve been more than gracious.
Thank you THS are aware and yes I’ve left a very honest review with all the facts, I felt I had to.
Thank you 