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Platinum (36mths+)
House Sitting Preferences
  • 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Reptile(s), Farm Animals, Horse(s)
Preferred Locations
  • Anywhere in New Zealand
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  • 2024: 21 Dec - 6 Jan 2025 | 2025: 4-15 Jan
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ANIMAL LOVER FAMILY

38, TEACHER

38, GARDENER

HI! We are a family living in Auckland, we have been house sitting around NZ for a while now every time we have the chance as
we all 4 LOVE animals!!
I, Maria, grew up in a farm back in Argentina so I love and have experience with treating all kind of animals. My husband Mel is a gardener so he is an outdoors lover.
Our children are Salvador (8y) and Bernardita (7y) They both are used to be around animals since they were little, but they specially love cats, horses & dogs. They can spend 24/7 giving them cuddles or just running around the garden with them. They are polite and respectful children.

We all 4 are a clean and responsible family. We can provide references of course.
We also have a house back in Argentina which we rent so we know how to take care of other people's houses as ours, we really do!
We always try to give back the houses better that how we received them as a thankful gesture for your trust.

Of course we are more than happy to do an online/in person interview to meet with you and your pets whenever suits.

We hope you can consider us, we are looking forward to it!
Thanks for your time and have a beautiful day =)

Reviews (15)
I cannot recommend Maria, Mel and their children enough to house and pet sit. They took excellent care of our cats and home and gave me updates everyday. The children were very respectful towards my children's belongings. They left our home in better condition that when we left! I really hope we can have them house sit again in the future :)
 
JANE (Kensington North Island, Oct 2024 - 4 nights)
Thanks for looking after Topsy. We can tell she adored you! Really appreciated the regular updates with Topsy. And the thoughtful notes from the kids and delicious mandarin cakes you left for us. Thanks for leaving the place immaculate. We would definitely ask you to house sit again.
 
JO (Helensville North Island, Jul 2024 - 5 nights)
Maria and Mel and their family were absolutely fantastic! Maria’s communication was great prior as well as during our trip, keeping us up to date as needed. We have 2 older dogs with one having health issues and they were very well looked after as well as all our other animals. Maria and her family were extremely respectful of our property, including our kids stuff and they put our daughters quickly at ease that their stuff would be well looked after ☺️. We would have Maria and her family back ... MORE
 
ANNEMARIE (Pokuru North Island, Mar 2024 - 3 nights)
Was great to have Maria and her family house sit. The communication was excellent and our dogs were well taken care of. All the best and thank you.
 
HOLLY (Taupo North Island, Jan 2024 - 1 week 4 nights)
Maria and her family were lovely housesitters and took great care of our house and pets.
 
CAROLYN (Tauranga North Island, Sep 2023 - 4 nights)
Maria and her family were an absolute delight to have look after all our animals. Her communication was excellent and completely put me at ease that they were in great hands while we were away with lots of photos and messages. I highly recommend Maria and her family for house sitters, you won’t be disappointed.
 
CHARLOTTE (Kerikeri North Island, Jul 2023 - 6 days)
Maria and her family were fantastic. Maria send us regular updates/photos of our puppy having a wonderful time with her family. She has great communication and the house was tidy and clean when we got home. Definitely would recommend and use again. Thank you.
 
ANGELA (Cambridge North Island, Apr 2023 - 4 days)
Our first time using housesitters and we were undeniably impressed and reassured with the care that our pets and paddock animals received let alone the house. Wonderful communication and photos each day showing the children feeding and playing with the animals. It was extremely reassuring to know that we had people caring for our property and animals as their own but on our terms. Very happy to return to a clean house and well fed and loved pets. Would happily recommend Maria and Mel and family ... MORE
 
CHERIE (Hunua North Island, Jul 2022 - 4 days)
Maria and Mel were absolutely amazing - we were a bit nervous being our first time using a house sitter, but we were so impressed with the whole experience, the place looked immaculate when we returned and the animals were happy and well fed - thanks so much for making it such an incredible experience for us!
 
TIFFANY (Ohaupo North Island, Jun 2022 - 2 days)
Fantastic family. Really went the extra mile with looking after our animals and home. Made me feel really happy to go away and know that the animals were not only being looked after but given lots of love and care too. The dogs had so much fun! Would highly recommend them. Thank you Maria!
 
KAT (Welcome Bay North Island, Apr 2022 - 4 nights)
Thank you so much Kat for such beautiful review �
Wow, what can I say? Maria and Mel and their 2 little ones were absolutely amazing staying at our home and pet sitting/house sitting/keeping our gardens watered and the house immaculate....AND....coming home to a delicious banana bread and whole meal loaf that they'd baked for us! The communication and photos of the kids playing with our dog was exceptional. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND Maria and Mel, and have every intention of keeping in touch with them, they're welcome in our home anytime!
 
ROBYN (Taupo North Island, Feb 2022 - 4 days)
Maria and Mel were awesome housesitters! Great communication, including updates on how our pets were going, and left our house beautifully clean and tidy. Would not hesitate to ask them to look after our pets and house again.
 
ERIN (Waimauku North Island, Jan 2022 - 5 days)
Thanks so much for letting us take care of Monty and Stan! And thank you for your beautiful review! We had the best time with them in your beautiful house
Maria + Mel looked after our place perfectly. The animals were all happy and taken care of. we came home to a clean home just as we had left. Highly recommend them.
 
KELLY (Matauri bay North Island, Dec 2021 - 9 days)
Maria and Mel are such a lovely couple who looked after our dogs and house very well. The house was very clean up on our return too. I would highly recommend them. Thanks again guys! :-)
 
SARAH (Auckland North Island, Jun 2021 - 3 days)
This family was so communicative they put us at ease for our first ever pet sitting experience. They sent us updates and we could tell that our pets had a lovely time while we were away. The house was tidy and clean when we got home. We would recommend this family to anyone else.
 
KYLIE (pahoia North Island, Dec 2020 - 2 weeks)
 
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