Villa near Rome with 1 Burmese cat and 1 Tonkinese cat

Introduction

We are a British family living on the outskirts of Bracciano, a town on a lake about an hour north of Rome, Italy. We've just moved from a South London townhouse where we've also used Trusted Housesitters (and which some of our reviews relate to). There are four of us: me and my husband, our son (19 - at university most of the time) and daughter (16), plus two cats, Suki and Rostov.

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Home & location

We live in a non-smoking house set in its own secluded garden on the outskirts of Bracciano, a gorgeous lake town an hour north of Rome and 30 minutes from the sea. We have 4 double bedrooms (two ensuite) in the main house and a separate guest house with ensuite double bedroom. The main house has a spacious kitchen and living area, plus a separate study for home working. We have a large garden with plentiful seating/relaxing areas outside with many fruit and olive trees, and an 8 metre heated swimming pool (in use April – October). We have air conditioning/heating via solar panels in all the main rooms of the house and a log fire (logs provided) for use in the winter months. We have high speed internet with WiFi and UK Netflix for your use and a well-equipped kitchen with oven and microwave. There is off-street parking. We can discuss travel arrangements and may be able to give you use of a car and an ebike. The nearest train stations are Vigna di Valle and Bracciano, both about 10 minutes’ drive away/ 15 – 20 minutes by bike with regular trains into Rome. We are 5 minutes’ walk through the woods to the lake and 15 minutes walk (5 minutes drive) to a choice of supermarkets. Bracciano is a beautiful small town with stunning old town and castle, with amazing views over the large lake, full of lovely restaurants and bars. But in our house, we have only the sounds of the next door cockerel and a donkey in the fields beside the lake.

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Responsibilities

A sitter would be required to look after our two cats, and, if needed, to water pots and houseplants. Our cats are Suki, 16, a Tonkinese older lady and Rostov who is Burmese, bouncy and a neutered 2 year old. Both are very “people” cats, so really miss us when we are not at home, and they will really appreciate your company. Duties would include feeding and watering them, cleaning their litter trays and making sure that they come in at night with the cat flap shut. They are normally fed wet food twice a day and with plenty of dry food and water available for them to nibble on at will. They will love your company, but don’t worry, they are both normally shut in at night, so won’t be joining you in bed unless you want them! We don't require cleaning or errand running but of course we would expect a sitter to respect our privacy and keep our home tidy. Ours is a non-smoking household and we mind very much about this.

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Meet the pets

Photo of Suki

Suki

17 years

Photo of Rostov

Rostov

3 years

Sitter Reviews (13)

Homeowner Reviews (0)

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I had a wonderful time looking after Suki and Rostov. They are such characters. Suki, grande dame of the house, will boss you around and then purr on your lap and snuggle up. Rostov is adorable, he followed me around like a shadow asking for play and cuddles in equal measure. I was very sad to leave them. The house is a really comfortable, warm and spacious family home and the instructions left were clear and informative. Can highly recommend Pipoca - a vegan cafe and zero waste store within a 10 minute walk. Stockwell station is very close too. I would very happily return.

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Stayed: 22 Oct 2021 - 26 Oct 2021
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Stayed: 27 Aug 2021 - 29 Aug 2021
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Joanna's home is gorgeous! I unfortunately didn't get the chance to meet the family but they were left a very details guide which was super helpful! Rostov and Suki are beautiful cats and I loved getting to know their personalities over the week. Rostov would happily play all the day and Joanna's house has plenty of space for them to run around. Suki is a little more gentle and would happily curl up in your lap all day if she could. Their house is situated in a beautiful street just 2 min walk to Stockwell station. If you walk the opposite direction for 10 mins you find yourself in the vibrant area of Brixton. I has such a wonderful time and would love to pet sit for Joanna again if I get the chance.

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Stayed: 30 Jul 2021 - 07 Aug 2021

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Joanna
Last time sitter needed: 8 months 10 days ago