Spend time in Leiden, surrounded by pets, plants, and the…
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Introduction
We are an international family living in the beautiful city of Leiden. Janelle is a Minnesota native who's called the Netherlands her home for half her life. Urville was born in Suriname and raised in The Hague, and has lived in Leiden for…
Home & location
Our home is the quintessential Dutch experience. The house was built in 1897 and fully renovated in 2016. We live three minutes walking from Leiden Centraal train station, which is an 18-minute train ride from Schiphol airport. We live…
Amenities
Responsibilities
We need help with pets and, on longer periods away, plant/garden care. Pets: We are looking for an animal lover who views their care as a joy and a responsibility. Cats (Star and Virga) need food and water two times a day, and affection…
Meet the pets
Biondo
Mix-Breed
8 years
Star
Bengal
13 years
Virga
Bengal
11 years
Sitter reviews (7)
I had a wonderful time in Leiden sitting for Janelle and Urville. They communicated all the details in advance of the sit and left a printed copy of the…
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All I can say, it was a beautiful sit! So far Leiden is one of the most picturesque small cities in Netherlands where we have been to. And the house (very…
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My partner and I spent a wonderful two and a half weeks at Janelle and Urville’s house in Leiden caring for Biondo, Star, and Virga! This was our first…
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Wow, we were so lucky to look after Biondo, Star and Virga in Leiden - such a comfortable and central townhouse with the sweetest cats and dog we've ever…
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We LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED this housesit. As I mentioned also to Janelle and Urville, one of the shortest, but one of the most beautiful - you will be loved…
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