Lynne & Bob
About Lynne & Bob
Hello, we are Lynne and Bob Mitchener. We are 66 and 67 respectively. Our working lives began as a registered nurse (Lynne) and an electrician (Bob). Since then we have also worked for non-profit trusts and in the hospitality industry. Our last job was managing a rural retreat centre on ten acres, where we took care of the bookings, looked afte...
Hello, we are Lynne and Bob Mitchener. We are 66 and 67 respectively. Our working lives began as a registered nurse (Lynne) and an electrician (Bob). Since then we have also worked for non-profit trusts and in the hospitality industry. Our last job was managing a rural retreat centre on ten acres, where we took care of the bookings, looked after the cleaning of the house, the maintenance and grounds. We retired in April 2017. We come with a wealth of practical experience to care for your home and pets. We have cared for cats, dogs, and sheep. One lovely pet -sit we had was Harry, a gorgeous little wire-haired foxy cross. We looked after him for three months, and declared that when we eventually retire in our own home, we will find a dog like Harry. However, we are open to falling in love with new varieties, and look forward to caring for your dogs and see them work their charm on us. We have included a photo of Millie, the black labrador with the guilty look on her face. She invited us to her home for one month, about five years back, while her owners were overseas, and we enjoyed the daily walks she took us on to the local beach, where she wanted to play chase the ball until she dropped!! Before her owners went away they gave her a stuffed toy, and told us that it would be "stuffed" before they came home! Three weeks into the house sit, the beloved stuffed toy was still intact, but alas, in the final week, we came home to this mess!!! Oh well, at least we were warned!!!
As for cats, we love all and every variety, but are especially partial to ginger moggies. They are so smart.
We are both creative, caring people, we enjoy reading, walking, cycling, movies and spending time with our friends.We recently enjoyed cycling the Otago rail trail and the Hauraki rail trail.
Lynne is a published writer and Bob is an artist, he has won several awards for his work. We are a quiet, discreet caring couple and will do everything we can to look after your home and special pets.
Thanks for reading our profile, we hope to meet you soon!
Why we want to house sit
We love the opportunity to live in different parts of the world, while using our skills and love of animals to enable home and pet owners to travel themselves with peace of mind.
Our experience
We have done lots of house and pet sitting before, both in NZ and the UK and will look after your home and pets as if our own. We have references available
References
August 2018 ( the housesitting company)
Angela from Matakana has placed feedback on your sitter profile:
“Lynne and Bob did a terrific job of looking after our home and pets while we were away for almost six weeks. They regularly kept us up to date with news from home and photos of our pets which was very reassuring and much appreciated. When we returned from our holiday our home was beautifully clean and tidy, and our pets were very happy. Lynne and Bob had also very kindly organized dinner for us and a few basic food items which was lovely of them and very considerate. Our dog Sam and cat Leo were very comfortable with Lynne and Bob and it was a great weight off our mind to know they were being well cared for in their own home. I would definitely recommend Lynne and Bob to anyone looking for a caring, considerate house sitter.”
July 2017
Dave and Olwen ( The housesitting company)
Rating
5.0 / 5.0
(Kapiti Coast, Otaki)
“Lynne and Bob have been excellent house sitters and we could not be more pleased with their service. The house looks wonderful and, most importantly, the dog and cats loved them and were very well cared for. We were very confident in their judgement. We did keep in touch by email and they sent pictures of our dog obviously relaxed and enjoying herself on walks and at home. We hope they will be available the next time we go away!”
Housesit finish:
9th Jul 2017
October 2015
To whom it may concern,
Lynne and Bob Mitchener have house sat for us more than once. They are a
very practical and incredibly diligent and resourceful couple who proved to
be very responsible and trustworthy. Our property was always maintained well
and kept clean and tidy. It would be very hard to find a better couple to
look after your home.
Sincerely
Sandy Winger
84 Matakana Valley Road, Matakana 0985
New Zealand
October 2015
Bob and Lynne house sat our modern 4 bedroom, double garage, 2 bath with spa pool house in Hillsborough Auckland for 6 weeks and during that time looked after everything as though it were their own.
We also arranged for them to look after Tracey-jayne's parents house in Lynfield In Auckland for three months while they were in the UK.
With them having many years in the accommodation industry I can highly recommend them as house sitters and wouldn't hesitate to have them look after our house again. Please feel free contact us if you would like me to elaborate further.
Yours sincerely
Simon and Trace-jayne Boroughs 0212380800
simon.boroughs@gmail.com
November 2014
To Whom it May concern
Bob and Lynne Mitchener house sat for us earlier this year while we were overseas for a few months. We returned to find our home in excellent condition inside and out. They go over and above what is expected of people Housesitting which is a real delight! We have known Bob and Lynne for many years as a couple of integrity and would not hesitate in either having them back to Housesit at ours or to recommend them to you.
Stuart and Janet Helms 345 Tukapa Street New Plymouth
New Zealand 0274691861
External references (2)
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Simon - House / Pet sitting Reference
08 January 2017
We have known Lynne and Bob Mitchener for over 25 years and have stayed with them several times at the 5 star 10+ bedroom luxury retreat they have managed for several years north of Auckland. We have no hesitation recommending them as house sitters of the first order and would be more than happy...
We have known Lynne and Bob Mitchener for over 25 years and have stayed with them several times at the 5 star 10+ bedroom luxury retreat they have managed for several years north of Auckland. We have no hesitation recommending them as house sitters of the first order and would be more than happy for them to house sit our place. Please contact us if you would like any further information on 0272054457. Simon and Tracey-jayne Boroughs
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Sue And Tony - House / Pet sitting Reference
07 January 2017
We've known Lynne and Bob Mitchener and have been friends for 27 years. More recently they house-sat for us for 3 months. They were wonderful. Lynne kept the house clean and tidy and Bob kept outside, including our swimming pool up to scratch, fixing the odd thing that went wrong. They went a...
We've known Lynne and Bob Mitchener and have been friends for 27 years. More recently they house-sat for us for 3 months. They were wonderful. Lynne kept the house clean and tidy and Bob kept outside, including our swimming pool up to scratch, fixing the odd thing that went wrong. They went above and beyond what we expected, raking up leaves, cleaning windows with some weeding and watering of the garden etc. They got on with our neighbours and kept a low profile, without noisy parties or anything like that. As well as house sitting for us they have lived in numerous community situations, more than pulling their weight in terms of keeping all the facilities in clean, welcoming, working order. We would highly recommend them as reliable, capable, efficient house sitters.
- Organised
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- Reliable
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- Self-sufficient
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- Tidy
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About Lynne & Bob
Hello, we are Lynne and Bob Mitchener. We are 66 and 67 respectively. Our working lives began as a registered nurse (Lynne) and an electrician (Bob). Since then we have also worked for non-profit trusts and in the hospitality industry. Our last job was managing a rural retreat centre on ten acres, where we took care of the bookings, looked after the cleaning of the house, the maintenance and grounds. We retired in April 2017. We come with a wealth of practical experience to care for your home and pets. We have cared for cats, dogs, and sheep. One lovely pet -sit we had was Harry, a gorgeous little wire-haired foxy cross. We looked after him for three months, and declared that when we eventually retire in our own home, we will find a dog like Harry. However, we are open to falling in love with new varieties, and look forward to caring for your dogs and see them work their charm on us.......
Hello, we are Lynne and Bob Mitchener. We are 66 and 67 respectively. Our working lives began as a registered nurse (Lynne) and an electrician (Bob). Since then we have also worked for non-profit trusts and in the hospitality industry. Our last job was managing a rural retreat centre on ten acres, where we took care of the bookings, looked after the cleaning of the house, the maintenance and grounds. We retired in April 2017. We come with a wealth of practical experience to care for your home and pets. We have cared for cats, dogs, and sheep. One lovely pet -sit we had was Harry, a gorgeous little wire-haired foxy cross. We looked after him for three months, and declared that when we eventually retire in our own home, we will find a dog like Harry. However, we are open to falling in love with new varieties, and look forward to caring for your dogs and see them work their charm on us. We have included a photo of Millie, the black labrador with the guilty look on her face. She invited us to her home for one month, about five years back, while her owners were overseas, and we enjoyed the daily walks she took us on to the local beach, where she wanted to play chase the ball until she dropped!! Before her owners went away they gave her a stuffed toy, and told us that it would be "stuffed" before they came home! Three weeks into the house sit, the beloved stuffed toy was still intact, but alas, in the final week, we came home to this mess!!! Oh well, at least we were warned!!!
As for cats, we love all and every variety, but are especially partial to ginger moggies. They are so smart.
We are both creative, caring people, we enjoy reading, walking, cycling, movies and spending time with our friends.We recently enjoyed cycling the Otago rail trail and the Hauraki rail trail.
Lynne is a published writer and Bob is an artist, he has won several awards for his work. We are a quiet, discreet caring couple and will do everything we can to look after your home and special pets.
Thanks for reading our profile, we hope to meet you soon!
Why we want to house sit
We love the opportunity to live in different parts of the world, while using our skills and love of animals to enable home and pet owners to travel themselves with peace of mind.
Our experience
We have done lots of house and pet sitting before, both in NZ and the UK and will look after your home and pets as if our own. We have references available
References
August 2018 ( the housesitting company)
Angela from Matakana has placed feedback on your sitter profile:
“Lynne and Bob did a terrific job of looking after our home and pets while we were away for almost six weeks. They regularly kept us up to date with news from home and photos of our pets which was very reassuring and much appreciated. When we returned from our holiday our home was beautifully clean and tidy, and our pets were very happy. Lynne and Bob had also very kindly organized dinner for us and a few basic food items which was lovely of them and very considerate. Our dog Sam and cat Leo were very comfortable with Lynne and Bob and it was a great weight off our mind to know they were being well cared for in their own home. I would definitely recommend Lynne and Bob to anyone looking for a caring, considerate house sitter.”
July 2017
Dave and Olwen ( The housesitting company)
Rating
5.0 / 5.0
(Kapiti Coast, Otaki)
“Lynne and Bob have been excellent house sitters and we could not be more pleased with their service. The house looks wonderful and, most importantly, the dog and cats loved them and were very well cared for. We were very confident in their judgement. We did keep in touch by email and they sent pictures of our dog obviously relaxed and enjoying herself on walks and at home. We hope they will be available the next time we go away!”
Housesit finish:
9th Jul 2017
October 2015
To whom it may concern,
Lynne and Bob Mitchener have house sat for us more than once. They are a
very practical and incredibly diligent and resourceful couple who proved to
be very responsible and trustworthy. Our property was always maintained well
and kept clean and tidy. It would be very hard to find a better couple to
look after your home.
Sincerely
Sandy Winger
84 Matakana Valley Road, Matakana 0985
New Zealand
October 2015
Bob and Lynne house sat our modern 4 bedroom, double garage, 2 bath with spa pool house in Hillsborough Auckland for 6 weeks and during that time looked after everything as though it were their own.
We also arranged for them to look after Tracey-jayne's parents house in Lynfield In Auckland for three months while they were in the UK.
With them having many years in the accommodation industry I can highly recommend them as house sitters and wouldn't hesitate to have them look after our house again. Please feel free contact us if you would like me to elaborate further.
Yours sincerely
Simon and Trace-jayne Boroughs 0212380800
simon.boroughs@gmail.com
November 2014
To Whom it May concern
Bob and Lynne Mitchener house sat for us earlier this year while we were overseas for a few months. We returned to find our home in excellent condition inside and out. They go over and above what is expected of people Housesitting which is a real delight! We have known Bob and Lynne for many years as a couple of integrity and would not hesitate in either having them back to Housesit at ours or to recommend them to you.
Stuart and Janet Helms 345 Tukapa Street New Plymouth
New Zealand 0274691861
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