Free Short Term Accommodation (House Sitting)
TrustedHousesitters.com is the most popular house sitting website out there. Rated 4.5 on Trustpilot and with over 144k+ happy members, TrustedHousesitters connects home and pet owners with loving in-home sitters to care for their home and pets while they are away.
If you’re a pet lover looking for unique homestays and real travel experiences in exchange for caring for people’s homes and pets, then TrustedHousesitters may just be for you! The main difference with TrustedHousesitters? It’s a money-free exchange. Both owners and sitters simply pay an annual membership fee to enjoy unlimited worldwide house sits, or unlimited in-home house sitters. With nothing exchanged but love and care for pets (and a place for the sitter to stay in a return), it’s a complete win-win for all involved.
- Clean, easy to use website
- Option to set up saved searches for your preferred locations, and receive app and email alerts with the latest house sitting assignments matching your criteria
- It covers more than 140 countries around the world
- Members can register for free to explore the site and view house sit/sitters (but will need to pay the annual fee to apply or arrange a house sit)
- Sign up fee starts at just £99 per year (the annual fee allows access to book unlimited house sitters or house sitting opportunities)
- List of house and pet sitting assignments available for quick and easy browsing
- List of current house and pet sitters so you can find a suitable sitter for you
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Youtube pages
Site Pros
- TrustedHousesitters is the most used and well-known house sitting website worldwide
- The website now offers more house sits than any site in the world, with a community of over 144,000 member in 140 countries worldwide
- Rated 4.5 on Trustpilot (based on over 16,000 reviews)
- Award-winning Membership Services team
- Blog available to read up on other users’ experiences
- All sitters are ID checked and verified
Site Cons
- The annual registration fee is a bit pricy
Other Tips
- Include a photo, get at least 3 references and complete lots of information about yourself to have more chances of getting an assignment.
- Check their blog, community forum, and help desk section to find tips on how to have the best chances of getting a house sitting assignment.
- Sitters will need to verify their phone and email address and have their ID checked through Evident, a secure and accredited third party provider, before they can apply to sit. Sitters in the US will also need to complete a background check.
Overview
TrustedHousesitters.com is perfect for those looking for somewhere unique to stay with the added companionship of a new furry friend! If you plan on being out and about a lot, it’s probably not for you – but if you want a unique travel adventure, a cosy and unique homestay, plus a furry friend (or two!) to keep you company while you’re there, sign right up!
Check out our Short Term Accommodation in London category to find more websites offering short term accommodation vacancies in London.
