Pets stay home.Sitters stay for free

Hosts list their home, their pets and the dates they’re away. Sitters apply, and the host reads their profiles and reviews, chats with them and picks one (a host can also invite a sitter). We never assign anyone. The sitter stays in the home for free and looks after the pets, and afterwards they can review each other.

Yes. Listing your home, browsing, applying, messaging and matching never cost anything. A few extras are paid — a verified badge, more visibility — but you never need them to find a sit or a sitter.

No. The sitter gets a free place to stay, and the host gets someone to care for the pets at home. Neither pays the other.

No. Hosts choose who stays, so a full profile helps: a photo, a few words about you and the animals you’ve cared for, and any reviews you have from other platforms.

Looks after the pets the way the host asks (food, walks, play and company) and keeps the home lived-in. The host describes what’s needed in the listing, and you can ask anything before you agree.

Hosts and sitters review each other after every sit, sitters can add references from other platforms, and you can chat before you decide. Members who want a verified badge can confirm their ID once, via Stripe Identity. And a host’s exact address is never public: the map shows an approximate 1 km circle, and only the sitter they accept gets the full address.

Hosts list homes in Europe, the United States and beyond. On Browse homes you can filter by country and dates.

HouseSit is free to use: listing a home, applying, messaging and matching cost nothing. A few extras are paid, and you never need them. Already reviewed on TrustedHousesitters? We’ll show your review count there and a link to your profile, so you don’t start from zero.