House Sitting in Rotorua

Rotorua is one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations. Smoking volcanoes, bubbling geysers and boiling mud pools lend a wild and mysterious touch to the spiritual home of the Maori in the heart of New Zealand.

Hot, stinking sulfur vapor, colorful lakes, bubbling mud pools and geysers spouting daily. Characterized by these natural spectacles, the region around Roturua is one of the most geothermally active places on earth.

With a population of 77,000, Rotorua is a relatively small city in the middle of the North Island. The hustle and bustle takes place mainly on “Fenton street”, which is also the main street. However, if you go a bit to the right and left, you will discover beautiful parks with laid-out paths through steaming ponds and bubbling mud pools that transport you to another world.

Also worth seeing is the bathhouse, which was built in the half-timbered style at the beginning of the 20th century and is now the seat of the city museum. On display are geology and history of the region, as well as Maori art. Behind this landmark of the city lies a modern spa center, which has made use of the existing hot springs and pampers its guests in Polynesian style.

There are numerous national parks with turquoise-blue to emerald-green hot lakes, colorful terraces and steaming rock faces to experience the active earth up close – just as our planet must have looked like when nothing but bacteria and microorganisms existed.

You can get even closer to the action in “Hells Gate”, one of the parks where you can swim in the not too hot pools and rub yourself with mud.

In the surrounding Maori villages you can immerse yourself in the traditions of the indigenous people and marvel at the carving skills, meeting houses and dances.

Want to do some house sitting in Rotorua, New Zealand?

Getting started is simple. Just head over to our membership page. You will then be directed to registration and the membership fee payment page (we often run promotions as well, so you may score yourself free membership, or a discounted membership!). We use PayPal as the checkout method, so you can pay via card or directly through your PayPal account. We use PayPal’s secure online payment gateway. You don’t need to be registered with PayPal or need to be a PayPal member to be able to pay.
If payment goes through, your membership is a success! You will see a notice to activate your account once you have logged in. It’s important that you do this as this will activate your membership. Once that’s done you can go ahead and create your house sitter profile.

What is expected of me as a House Sitter?

As a house sitter, you will be expected to perform agreed tasks that involve caring for a home owners property and pets. This includes taking care of all the usual daily tasks involved with running and maintaining a home such as house cleaning, garden maintenance, pool maintenance, general house security, forwarding or collecting mail, caring for pets and the occasional odd job. House sitters are expected to bring their own food and some may prefer to bring their own linen and cooking utensils. All this needs to be discussed prior to acceptance of the house sitting position.

Do I need References and Experience in House Sitting?

References are a major advantage and are therefore we say it’s a must for all house sitters. Obviously the best type of reference would be from someone you have house sat for, however even a character reference/s from people that have known you for a reasonable amount of time are acceptable. These may include your landlord (if you have rented in the past), your employer, friends or people you know with an advanced standing in the community. Your reference/s can be written and or verbal, with the referrer agreeing that you can provide their phone number to home owners.

Why do people house sit in Rotorua?

People choose to house sit for a variety of reasons. Many do it whilst travelling, to meet new people and explore new places. Others do it to save money on rent.
However, what they generally all have in common is a love of caring for animals and taking care of peoples homes in exchange for the unique opportunities that house sitting provides them with.

How do I find a good house sit in Rotorua?

Patience is the key!

Write up your profile carefully!
When setting up your profile, make owners feel like they’d like to get to know you. Give details and describe who you are, your experiences (including pet care) what you do for a living e.g.
Make sure to upload nice clear photos that catch home owners attention.
If responding to a house sitting position, explain what you like about the home owner’s proposal and why you’d be the right person. Don’t hesitate to provide a link to some references and other relevant documents (such as a police check) uploaded to a third party such as eg.Dropbox, OneDrive, CloudMe.

Request a FREE account verification
Requesting a free account verification will display a tick on your profile, and helps establish more trust between you and the home owner. To find out more about the free account verification, please scroll down this page to the section labelled “FREE ID Verification”.

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