Portarlington, Victoria

About this house sitting position in Portarlington

Our home is a modern double story townhouse (4 years old) with 3 bedrooms and office/studio. It has a single person lift as well as stairs. We have 2 cats and 1 small dog who we need to be minded for 2 weeks in August.

Upstairs has an open plan living area with kitchen, dining and lounge room and sliding door to outside balcony (furnished with outdoor lounge suite and dining setting). There is a powder room (toilet and basin) for visitors upstairs and our master bedroom is upstairs also, with ensuite.
We have reverse cycle air cons and ceiling fans in living areas and bedrooms which do a good job in heating and cooling the rooms as needed. The lounge room has a theatre suite with electric recliners, charging ports, drink holders etc and a 75" TV with Netflix and Brit Box. Wifi available, unlimited.
Downstairs has two guest bedrooms, one with QB and walk-in robe adjoining the main bathroom (with bath) and the other with a DB and BIR. This room is just across the passage from the bathroom which has a separate toilet.
Laundry has front load washer and dryer.

Double garage will have one of our cars in it so there is room for a medium sized car and also parking available in the driveway, undercover.

We are looking for a mature house sitter or couple (non smokers essential) who love animals and will take good care of our pets and home.
These are our boys (all desexed):
Lawson is our 15 year old maltese shitzu. He has a heart condition and needs to take 1/4 tablet twice/day (he happily takes this with a treat). He loves a daily walk of about 15-20 mins, but at a slowish pace, not too strenuous.
Our two cats, Austen (5 year old chocolate burmese) and Sawyer (3 year old seal mink tonkinese) just love cuddles and playing.
They all have a balanced raw diet and we'll leave clear written instructions for their feeding. All food will be pre-prepared; just needs to be thawed and/or tins opened.
Lawson and Austen are both very territorial and would be extremely upset with a strange dog or cat in the house so we can't welcome sitters with their own pets, sorry.
The boys have a doggy door so they can go in and out to an enclosed side yard whenever they like to have fresh air and sunshine and to do their business (kitty litter is outside, under cover and will need to be scooped and replaced as needed and dog poos picked up please). The doggy door opens to the enclosure outside so none of them can escape to the big wild world and no other animals can come in.

We won't need any gardening done and all indoor plants are fake (sadly I tend to kill real ones so I have given up in that department).

Portarlington is a small coastal town on the Bellarine Peninsula, 30 mins from Geelong. There is a Woolworths supermarket, bakery, takeaways, cafes, a great Chinese Restaurant and specialty shops within walking distance.
There are also plenty of wineries and golf & bowls clubs for meals in the area.

Our home is 4 blocks from the beach, situated on a hill with expansive views of the bay. On clear days Melbourne skyscrapers can be seen on the other side.
There is a passenger ferry from Docklands to Portarlington which runs twice/day in both directions (the pier is also within walking distance) and Portarlington has a regular bus service into Geelong (Myki friendly).
Queenscliff is a 20 minute drive away where there is a car and passenger ferry across to Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula (45 min journey). Perfect for a day trip. Other towns can be visited along the scenic coast road from Portarlington.

Portarlington in August will be cold so please don't apply if you are likely to cancel if a house sit in lovely warm Queensland becomes available for you at the same time. This happened to us last year. Please don't let us down once agreed as we don't want to have to cancel our trip again. Thanks so much, Lorraine Read more...

Amenities

Home has external security cameras

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