Experienced Housesitters, Hosts & Veterinary Nurse

About this sitter

We are Isabelle and Silas! We are experienced Airbnb Cohosts and Housesitters, and we have good references and reviews. We were cohosts a in few Airbnbs already and helped in other hostels, guesthouses, glamping site and retreat centres in different countries. We speak French, Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Isabelle is a freelance photographer & graphic designer, and also a certified veterinary nurse with 14 years of veterinary experience. She is very devoted to her yoga and meditation practice, every morning since 17 years.

Silas can help in everything manual, from general gardening to general construction, reception, cleaning etc. He loves nature and outdoor activities, especially gardening and has interest in permaculture, bio-construction, self-sustainable living.

We are slow travellers, and we like to feel the place and connect with locals. Together we cover many skills, we are responsible, mature, quiet and love simplicity. We are non-smokers, and we really enjoy being surrounded by nature and meeting people and cultures. We don't party, we like to explore during the day, and relax at night at home.

Why they want to house sit

We love housesitting because we are slow travelers. We love settling down, having a routine, discovering the place slowly. We love animals, but we also love traveling and having both at the same time (as pet owners) is impossible, unless you do house-sitting! We love making small families all around the world, we always keep in touch with people we met during our travels, including pets!

Their experience

On top of our hosting experience and Isabelle's veterinary clinic work, here are some of the past housesitting we did:

-Dominican Republic: Las Terrenas-November-Dec 2022 (2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 rabbit, 1 turtle)
-Costa Rica: Cahuita-June 2022-Oct 2022 (1 cat)
-Bolivia: La Paz-April 2022 (1 dog)
-Peru: Cusco-February 2022 (5 cats)
-Ecuador: Baños-December 2021-Jan 2022 (5 dogs, 1 mini horse, 2 sheep)
-Ecuador: Ballenita-October 2021-November 2021 (1 dog, 3 cats, 1 chicken)
-Costa Rica: Cahuita-June 2021-October 2021 (1 cat)
-France: August 2020 (1 cat in Paris, 1 cat in Sélestat for a total of 1 month)
-Morocco: Taghazout-March-August 2021 (4 cats, 1 paralyzed that needed diaper changes 3x a day, 2 dogs and a few stray animals)
-Spain: Turre-November 2019-Feb 2020 (2 dogs on a retreat center)
-Jamaica: October-November 2019 (no pets)
-Costa Rica: Cahuita-May-September 2019 (no pets)
-Belize: San Ignacio-March 2019 (3 dogs)
-Guatemala: Lake Atitlán-February 2019 (1 dog)
-Hawaii: Maui-December 2018-January 2019 (Maui, 2 cats, with medications)
-Northern Ireland: March 2017 (3 dogs, 3 cats on a farm)
-Ireland: Dublin-December 2016-January 2017 (Dublin 1 dog and 2 cats)

What can they bring to the assignment

We can help from Hosting, Online management, Photography, graphic design, Guests management, cleaning, housekeeping, garden, maintenance, housesitting, animal care, Yoga classes to guests, social media etc.