Long Weekend in Merida, Yucatan! Kitty Cats, Plants — Plus Car! Great Reviews!
Mérida, Yuc, Mexico
Hello cat lovers! We have nine kitty cats! If you love kitty snuggles, need a solid place to work online, enjoy daytrips to ruins, beaches and cenotes, with quick morning kitty feedings, you'll love our little house in Northern Merida!
Our 9 lovely, sterilized, rescue kitty cats have just one daily morning feeding time and the rest of the time/responsibilities are flexible around your work schedule/day tripping enjoyment of the area. We've created a very safe and secure space for them to run around and live their best lives on our property (they can't escape, don't worry hehe), whether you're gone for 10 minutes or even 10 hours.
We're Kat and Mark, and we moved into our small home in the northern neighborhood of Las Americas and this is the permanent home for all of our fur babies.
We have 9 cats of all shapes, sizes and colors, they range from a little nervous and shy to loving and affectionate. Since they are all rescues, they have all had hardships living on the street in the past, so it takes them a while to get used to people, which is why we would love someone who works from home and who really enjoys cats :)
We're remote workers and teachers, so we've made our small home internet-friendly with high speed 100MB Telmex internet, along with two work spaces (dining table) and an office space in our second room. Video calling and streaming on two computers at the same time is no problem! We have one bedroom with only one king size bed, so a couple or single person would be ideal.
Safe for solo travelers and couples are welcome. Public transportation is safe, air-conditioned and 2 Va-y-Ven lines (the new blue buses) bus stops are available within 5 minutes and 10 minutes walking.
Our neighborhood is a cookie-cutter fraccionamiento (housing development) and our neighbors are mostly young business professionals with young children and families or grandparents. It's a very basic, safe neighborhood with lots of walking trails, our favorite cafe within 5 minutes, 5 Oxxos (lol) within a km along with typical mexican restaurants and food stands within 5 minutes. A small market stall is available Monday to Friday for fresh fruits and vegetables, a meat shop and some yummy little breakfast places are within 5 to 10 mins walking.
Our kitchen has everything you need. Nespresso coffee machine, capsules, a large air fryer and hot plate instead of a gas stove/oven, it keeps the house cooler and cooks much faster, but it can take a little getting used to. We have a very large fridge!
We have a washer, but it is more reliable to take clothing down the street to our local laundromat (they wash/dry/fold for you), especially during rainy season, they are inexpensive and the clothes will be back the same day.
This is the type of neighborhood that your typical city commuters live in in Merida, and most of the people here come from all over Mexico. Most people speak Spanish and on occasion some people speak English, but it's important that you practice your Spanish and do your best, because this is not on the typical tourist trail so it's not built for English-speaking tourists, which is one of the reasons we love living here!
We are happy to offer our basic 2012 Toyota Corrola vehicle (we'll just need a copy of the main driver's license) the car is fully insured for damage from another vehicle in case of an accident. If you've never driven in Mexico or in Merida, it can be something to get used to, so we suggest taking public transportation into the city and then using the car for the beach or trips to cenotes, the small towns .
If you have any other questions, please let us know! We've lived in this beautiful city for 4 years and we plan on staying here with our kitty babies for a very long time!
Their names are: in order of adoption: BoiBoi, Penny, Callie, Mufasa, BearBear, Guerita, Smokies, Kitten and PJ. Don't worry I'll have a list of names and pictures for you :)
House sitter responsibilities for the cats will include:
giving asthma inhaler to one cat twice daily (very simple procedure, we will show you)
morning feeding of wet food packets: their favorite part of the day and a good way to do a head count and have all the cats at once
top up of dry food around the house (free feeding)
water top up
play and snuggles
litter box cleaning (7 inside)
outdoor litter box cleaning (5 outside)
special needs: we do have an old set of street cats outside our property who sometimes rile up our boy cats, that means finding urine in the garden or less often in the house, sorry in advance as these street cats stress our cats who in turn, stress the balance in the house, this is not often but it does happen!
Plants: watering every couple of days during dry season. we do have a LOT of plants, but the area is covered and doesn't take long with the hose.
House: our cleaner comes once a week for 2 hours, cordless vacuum and other cleaning items are available for use, cleanup is not necessary but is very welcome
Our 9 lovely, sterilized, rescue kitty cats have just one daily morning feeding time and the rest of the time/responsibilities are flexible around your work schedule/day tripping enjoyment of the area. We've created a very safe and secure space for them to run around and live their best lives on our property (they can't escape, don't worry hehe), whether you're gone for 10 minutes or even 10 hours.
We're Kat and Mark, and we moved into our small home in the northern neighborhood of Las Americas and this is the permanent home for all of our fur babies.
We have 9 cats of all shapes, sizes and colors, they range from a little nervous and shy to loving and affectionate. Since they are all rescues, they have all had hardships living on the street in the past, so it takes them a while to get used to people, which is why we would love someone who works from home and who really enjoys cats :)
We're remote workers and teachers, so we've made our small home internet-friendly with high speed 100MB Telmex internet, along with two work spaces (dining table) and an office space in our second room. Video calling and streaming on two computers at the same time is no problem! We have one bedroom with only one king size bed, so a couple or single person would be ideal.
Safe for solo travelers and couples are welcome. Public transportation is safe, air-conditioned and 2 Va-y-Ven lines (the new blue buses) bus stops are available within 5 minutes and 10 minutes walking.
Our neighborhood is a cookie-cutter fraccionamiento (housing development) and our neighbors are mostly young business professionals with young children and families or grandparents. It's a very basic, safe neighborhood with lots of walking trails, our favorite cafe within 5 minutes, 5 Oxxos (lol) within a km along with typical mexican restaurants and food stands within 5 minutes. A small market stall is available Monday to Friday for fresh fruits and vegetables, a meat shop and some yummy little breakfast places are within 5 to 10 mins walking.
Our kitchen has everything you need. Nespresso coffee machine, capsules, a large air fryer and hot plate instead of a gas stove/oven, it keeps the house cooler and cooks much faster, but it can take a little getting used to. We have a very large fridge!
We have a washer, but it is more reliable to take clothing down the street to our local laundromat (they wash/dry/fold for you), especially during rainy season, they are inexpensive and the clothes will be back the same day.
This is the type of neighborhood that your typical city commuters live in in Merida, and most of the people here come from all over Mexico. Most people speak Spanish and on occasion some people speak English, but it's important that you practice your Spanish and do your best, because this is not on the typical tourist trail so it's not built for English-speaking tourists, which is one of the reasons we love living here!
We are happy to offer our basic 2012 Toyota Corrola vehicle (we'll just need a copy of the main driver's license) the car is fully insured for damage from another vehicle in case of an accident. If you've never driven in Mexico or in Merida, it can be something to get used to, so we suggest taking public transportation into the city and then using the car for the beach or trips to cenotes, the small towns .
If you have any other questions, please let us know! We've lived in this beautiful city for 4 years and we plan on staying here with our kitty babies for a very long time!
Responsibilities
Our cats range from nervous and shy to playful and affectionate!Their names are: in order of adoption: BoiBoi, Penny, Callie, Mufasa, BearBear, Guerita, Smokies, Kitten and PJ. Don't worry I'll have a list of names and pictures for you :)
House sitter responsibilities for the cats will include:
giving asthma inhaler to one cat twice daily (very simple procedure, we will show you)
morning feeding of wet food packets: their favorite part of the day and a good way to do a head count and have all the cats at once
top up of dry food around the house (free feeding)
water top up
play and snuggles
litter box cleaning (7 inside)
outdoor litter box cleaning (5 outside)
special needs: we do have an old set of street cats outside our property who sometimes rile up our boy cats, that means finding urine in the garden or less often in the house, sorry in advance as these street cats stress our cats who in turn, stress the balance in the house, this is not often but it does happen!
Plants: watering every couple of days during dry season. we do have a LOT of plants, but the area is covered and doesn't take long with the hose.
House: our cleaner comes once a week for 2 hours, cordless vacuum and other cleaning items are available for use, cleanup is not necessary but is very welcome
Photos
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