What started out as a temporary measure is now a lifestyle choice. We have been registered with Happy Housesitters for the past 3 years & continue to enjoy the opportunity to live in beautiful homes (FOC!) in various locations in NSW for delightful home owners and get to know & love their fur kids. Many homeowners book us to return year after year. Malcolm & Ruth are 'real people'. They are accessible & respond to queries promptly & efficiently. But most importantly their site is alive & well, with new homeowners registering daily. The initial outlay pays for itself in no time - just do the math!!

We started using Happy House Sitters nearly 12 months ago and have had great experiences, meeting new pets, new people, and discovering great areas in Sydney. Added to this, we are saving money!
The cost of membership is a drop in the ocean compared to the money we are saving as we no longer pay rent!
An easy site to use, with new listings coming through every day... 5 stars!

Approximate cost: $Very Little

Happy house sitters is a great company. I have been a member for 3 years and through this company I have found many house sits and have made many friends. Their website is easy to navigate around and the system is simple and efficient. It really works!

I used Happy House Sitters myself prior to becoming a member. Now I am house sitting for others. There are always new houses/pets coming up for sitting. The site is easily accessed and used by both home owners and sitters. It's affordable for all and a good deal for the pets that get to remain in their own homes while their owners take a break.

Happy housesitters is a great reputable site. One thing I really like is that even though online business they are so quick to reply to emails, any time or day.
I have housesat some lovely houses and made good friends with home owners also. So it's more than just house sitting, it's also relationships, be with people or pets

Approximate cost: $.50

Happy Housesitters site is terrific. I have used it when looking for someone to look after my pet & home (twice) and am using it now as a housesitter myself. Have had so many homes to choose from and am exploring the east coast - it's great! Very easy to use.

We're fairly new in Australia and have been members for only 4 months. We're on our first house/cat sit now and have another one lined up. It's been great for us so far. We've met very nice people and we get to know the area really well as well as saving a lot of money! We don't have any experience of any other house sitting business but we can (and have!) recommend Happy House Sitters any day! There's one important feature that should be added to the website; a direct link to Google Maps so that you can straight away click on the area and see where it is, i.e when looking for a house/apartment on Gumtree.

Approximate cost: $n/a

We have been registered with Happy House Sitters for approximately four years and in that time have house sat in Western Australia, New South Wales and Qld while travelling Australia. Happy House Sitters has presented us with more opportunities to sit than anyone else comes close to, and quickly respond to our communications with them. Our house sits have been suburban and rural properties (our preference) with medium and large dogs. We've met some lovely homeowners and developed friendships, remaining in regular contact. Its a great way to really get a feel for their communities.

I joined Happy House Sitters late last year 2013.
I am very impressed with the site. Especially the daily updates on house pet sitting assignments around Australia.
Great site.

I have been using HHS for almost 2 years now and they provide excellent service with a wide variety of potential house-sits. The only criticism I have, and it is not really their fault, is that a number of people who advertise don't have the courtesy to reply to an application. One final thing - some people put their photos upside down on the website - a tad annoying.