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Dates
  • 8 Mar 2025 - 15 Mar 2025
  • 1 week
What we need
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We need a house sitter

Northern - Cairns

Linda

We are looking for a housesitter from 08/03/25 to 15/03/25. We live in Mareeba in a small concrete block home - no houses across the road as it is a stock route (see photo), and quiet neighbours on either side of us. Our backyard is very private. It is an hour or less from Cairns, beaches, rainforest, bush. Only 2 kms to the centre of town - all facilities available. Sorry, there's no room for a caravan, only parking for a car, (not undercover), so you will need to stay in the house. We have reverse-cycle airconditioning and ceiling fans. Sitter/s to be mature-age non-smokers, social drinkers OK, with no children or pets please. Only requirement is watering in the orchid house (quite narrow walkways) and lots of outside plants. There is a small fish tank in the house and a waterlily pond with a few fish outside - no other animals to look after. Mowing may not be necessary - regular watering of plants is required. Thank you for your interest.

House & Location
  • House
  • Wifi, Carport, BBQ, Air conditioner
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  • Suburban, Country (Shopping, Sport, Nature, Quiet, Conservative, Historical)
  • Buses, Supermarket, Shopping Centre, Golf, Lawn Bowls, Gym/Yoga, Restaurants/Cafes, Pubs/Bars, Parks
Reviews (5)
We recently had the pleasure of house sitting for Keith and Linda. The house was impeccably clean, communication and accuracy was perfect and the location was excellent for exploring the Tablelands. The yard is filled with 100's of plants and is paradise for a lover of pot plants. Linda left very detailed instructions and also phone numbers of family members in case of an emergency. They are considerate, exceptionally friendly people and the house felt like home. It has a warm ... MORE
 
CATHERINE & MICHAEL (Sep 2024 - 2 weeks)
Thanks Cathy and Michael for your lovely review. We're glad you enjoyed your time here, and as we said in our review, would be most happy to have you look after our home again. Thanks again for all you did for us.
Linda and Keith are delightful people. Very open, honest and welcoming. They have a cosy small house with a large variety of plants which were easy to maintain. They gave us lots and lots of ideas for visiting in the Atherton Tablelands. Excellent advice and warm interest in what we wanted to see and do. Communication was immediate and clear. They left us with a list of easy tasks and every other detail if anything went wrong. But nothing did! It was a breeze. Thanks Linda and Keith. Happy to ... MORE
 
EDWIN & TOSHIE (Jun 2023 - 1 week 3 days)
Keith and Linda were very hospitable. We had some dramas beforehand owing to Covid lockdowns but I managed to arrive on the agreed date. They were very cooperative in hanging in with me whilst I juggled the movements from Victoria. The gardens are lovely and deserving of serious care. It was a real pleasure to house-sit and I appreciated the offer of extended hospitality. A peaceful haven just outside Mareeba.
 
QUENTIN (Jul 2021 - 6+ weeks)
I really enjoyed my stay at Linda and Keith's home caring for their fascinating garden - a truly interesting experience for anyone who is a garden lover. They left detailed instructions for everything and were great communicating while I was there. I really recommend Linda and Keith to anyone who may want to house sit in the Cairns hinterland region with access to many beautiful places to visit up there.
 
CECELIA (Oct 2019 - 10 days)
Linda and Keith are the most welcoming and thoughtful couple. They love their plants and have plenty of them. Their home is comfortable and cosy and they made us most welcome. Nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend a house sit here, especially if you want to look around the local area. Linda and Keith have expert local knowledge to share.
 
MELISSA (Feb 2019 - 2 weeks)
 
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