2-6 August in France/Switzerland!
Introduction
I live in a small French village, across the border from Geneva, at the base of the Jura mountains. I live in a great position - the Jura mountains are right on my doorstep and offer lots of wonderful trail walking through the forest. If you drive up the mountain you'll reach the peak of Col de la Faucille (20 minutes) and Les Rousses (30 minutes), the Cascade des Herissons and plenty of other scenic spots. Chamonix is around 90 minutes away. There are lots of things to do nearby, like the Caillier chocolate factory, wonderful Gruyere , and picturesque Annecy (the "little Venice" of France). Gex is well connected with public transport that can take you into Geneva or to nearby town Divonne Les Bains which has a popular swimming pool and cute Sunday market. The nearest shops in Gex are 5 minutes drive or 10 minutes walk, including local French bistros, a great wine bar, pizzeria and beer cafe.
Show more...Home & location
Three bedroom modern house with fast wifi in Gex, 30 minutes outside Geneva. There is a bus 10 minutes walk away that takes you straight into the city, and locally there is a terrific boulangerie and five or six good French bistros and bars. Three big supermarkets within walking distance. Lots of little day trips are possible- Gruyere, Mijoux, Annecy, Evian, Montreux. The Jura mountains are just 15-20 minutes drive - great for hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter. On Saturday mornings there is a lovely fresh food market in the streets of Gex where you can buy local produce. Local swimming pools in Gex and the nearby pictureque town of Divonne Les Bains which also has great restaurants, a casino (if that's your thing), a lovely lake and great walking and running trails in the hills.
Show more...Responsibilities
You'll need to feed Grimth, Lady Agapantha Teaspoon, Arancia, Puck and Pollux throughout the day, keep their litter fresh, make sure they have water, throw the occasional toy mouse around, and provide door service when they decide they want to go out and come back in and then go out and then come back in again. Grimth and the Lady not super active as they are senior pussins now (aged 16 and 20) so there is a LOT of sleeping during the day. Puck and Pollux are energetic kittens who love to spend time outdoors and come in for cuddles and food. Arancia is 12 years and very timid - she loves to be outside in the garden but will spend most of her time upstairs under the bed. There will be some light watering needed for the garden and indoor plants. This is basically a very relaxed gig in a house that has direct access to Geneva and France and forest walking trails practically at the front door.
Show more...Meet the pets
Grimth
17 years
Lady Agapantha Teaspoon
21 years
Puck
1 years
Pollux
1 years
Arancia
12 years
Sitter Reviews (41)
Homeowner Reviews (2)
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We had a really great week looking after Felicity & Markus's house and their "pussins". Their lovely comfortable house, just outside Geneva across the French border is in a quiet village ideally situated for visiting Geneva and the towns in the surrounding Pays de Gex area. We visited Gex, Divonne, Ferney-Voltaire and many other places but the star attraction for us was some wonderful hikes in the spectacular Jura mountains which rise up behind Geneva and Lake Leman and are easily accessed using the cable car system from Crozet. Felicity was a great host - she made us feel very welcome straight away and made sure we had all the info and support we needed for our stay and for looking after the house and the pussins. Her tip on the local cheese shop was excellent - its a must to visit.. Lastly but not least, we throughly enjoyed looking after the boys - Podae, Grimth and Fatpuss - they are all lovely friendly cats, real characters and we had lots of fun watching them and being with them. Podae especially is a wonderfully affectionate boy who loves to keep close and be with you even when he's not feeling too good. We would highly recommend Felicity and the pussins to other sitters and we really hope that we could return at some future stage.
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Felicity and Marcus were welcoming, generous, warm-hearted and super helpful. We had such a great time. The "boys" lovely called pussins are full joy and we had so much fun with them. Thank you both so much! We would love to come back again. Highly recommended!
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Felicity & Markus were wonderful hosts. They have a large, comfortable home outside of Geneva across the French border. It's a quiet and safe neighborhood, and the "pussins" are a total treat to watch. They were great communicators both before and during the sit, and they even left me a car to use, complete with points-of-necessity pre-programmed into the GPS (SatNav). Markus even took the time to show me around the area and took me the grocery store to get started. With such lovely and gracious hosts in additions to their wonderful, affectionate cats, I can highly recommend this sit to my fellow trusted housesitters.
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Felicity
Michele is a wonderful soul and a kind spirit who immediately won over my two boys. They were relaxed and happy in her care, even the one who doesn't like people and will hide in cupboards to avoid strangers. The house was beautifully clean when I got home and there was a meal waiting for me in the fridge. I especially loved the flowers she left and the adorable hand-made card with my cats on it!
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Felicity
A wonderful experience with Bibi, who took fabulous care of my cats. Five-star communication at all times and she was regularly in touch with photos and updates. Highly recommend.
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