Name: House-sitting in Gattières
Brand: nomador
SKU: nomador
Rating: 4,7 (12154 reviews)

Needs and animals

We have a lively but lovely household with our two fantastic dogs (Max and King), gerbil Richard, 3 goldfish, and our latest addition is a playful ginger cat named Roland. Wessel's passion are his hens, however currently the coop sits empty as we have just moved into our new house.

As we are passionate travelers and on the road often, both for work and fun, we prefer to have an individual, couple or family take care of them while we are away and keep an eye on the house at the same time. Nomador has allowed us to make new connections, and we always enjoy hosting and spending time with new connections.

The fish and gerbil are really very easy, they just need regular feeding and perhaps a cleaning of their space. The dogs and cat need more attention and love, we have a very friendly, socially very active and playful Border Collie named King, who loves to play all day long and will keep you busy with balls, sticks or even rocks. He also enjoys a swim or getting his feet wet in whatever stream or river he can find. King is 10 years but shows no …

We have a lively but lovely household with our two fantastic dogs (Max and King), gerbil Richard, 3 goldfish, and our latest addition is a playful ginger cat named Roland. Wessel's passion are his hens, however currently the coop sits empty as we have just moved into our new house.

As we are passionate travelers and on the road often, both for work and fun, we prefer to have an individual, couple or family take care of them while we are away and keep an eye on the house at the same time. Nomador has allowed us to make new connections, and we always enjoy hosting and spending time with new connections.

The fish and gerbil are really very easy, they just need regular feeding and perhaps a cleaning of their space. The dogs and cat need more attention and love, we have a very friendly, socially very active and playful Border Collie named King, who loves to play all day long and will keep you busy with balls, sticks or even rocks. He also enjoys a swim or getting his feet wet in whatever stream or river he can find. King is 10 years but shows no signs of slowing down.

Our second dog, an adopted Griffon Nivernois Max (9) is the guardian of the house and garden with a loud voice and opinion. He is superfriendly to all people and just loves to cuddle and lounge around, but at the same time he is a strong stubborn hunting dog so needs a firm hand during walks.

Young Roland the cat just turned one, and has taken ownership of the house and is transforming from a young kitten to a lovely cat with pazzaz. Watching Roland and Max play is just about the cutest thing you will ever see.

The dogs need 2-3 walks in the day (access to forest trails is closeby). For the rest of the day the dogs roam in the garden or inside the house. They can perfectly be alone for 5-6 hours.

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Additional information about these dates

These dates we are away, but if you would like to arrive early or leave later, that's no problem at all.

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House

We moved in summer 2025 and own a very special 150-year old house in the middle of the hill-top village of Gattieres, with the church bells ringing time (not at night). The house has served as a restaurant in the twenties and thirties and must have hosted some great parties. The layout and structure are very unique, with large windows opening up to a lush courtyard covered in vines and palm trees, a marble staircase, wooden floors, pillars and many architectural details. Each room has its own outdoor space. The views over the Var valley, the Mercantour and the Alps are unforgettable. and on a clear day you get a glimpse of the blue Mediterranean sea from upstairs. The village is a maze of steep small streets made for donkeys, but luckily we have our garage directly below the house to park. The village has a decent restaurant, pizzeria, a supermarket, bar, a nice bakery, all within a 5-minute walk. Large super markets, malls and plenty of great restaurants are within 10-15 minutes drive. The airport is at 20 minutes and you will be in the center of Nice in about 30 minutes. You will find there is a lot …

We moved in summer 2025 and own a very special 150-year old house in the middle of the hill-top village of Gattieres, with the church bells ringing time (not at night). The house has served as a restaurant in the twenties and thirties and must have hosted some great parties. The layout and structure are very unique, with large windows opening up to a lush courtyard covered in vines and palm trees, a marble staircase, wooden floors, pillars and many architectural details. Each room has its own outdoor space.

The views over the Var valley, the Mercantour and the Alps are unforgettable. and on a clear day you get a glimpse of the blue Mediterranean sea from upstairs.

The village is a maze of steep small streets made for donkeys, but luckily we have our garage directly below the house to park. The village has a decent restaurant, pizzeria, a supermarket, bar, a nice bakery, all within a 5-minute walk. Large super markets, malls and plenty of great restaurants are within 10-15 minutes drive. The airport is at 20 minutes and you will be in the center of Nice in about 30 minutes. You will find there is a lot of walking up and down the hills to keep you exercised.

We have lots of English and Dutch books available, a BBQ , the pool for summer, satelite TV, Netflix, two living spaces (one with TV), bluetooth speaker, kitchen with all appliances.

We have a relaxed lifestyle. We are privilged to live perfectly in between the sea and the mountains. We have friendly neighbours and the lovely village on our doorstep. We spend large parts of our days in our courtyard to take in the amazing views. We would highly recommend house sitters to have a car available.

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Comfort and Luxury

2 floors
More than 5 rooms including 3 bedrooms
Television
Dishwasher
Internet access
Washing machine
Freezer

Tourism and Leisure

So much to do and to explore ! Of course Nice, Monaco, Cannes and Antibes are only a short drive away, even a day trip to Italy is possible. Popular villages (Valbonne, St. Paul de Vence, Vence, Carros) with plenty of shopping and restaurants are a short drive away. The mediterranean with beaches and the glitz of the cote d'azur. If hiking and the outdoors is your thing, the mountains are right there with plenty of marked trails for all levels. Larger shopping malls also closeby.

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Community opinion

Albert Pedro

Manlleu, Spain - September 2026

Michael and Wessel have been amazing hosts once again. I went back to their place and it just confirmed everything I loved the first time — being with them is easy, comfortable, and genuinely enjoyable. The house and animals are as wonderful as ever, and it always feels like coming back to see friends rather than doing a house-sit. Can't recommend them enough, and I'll definitely be back again.

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Albert Pedro

Manlleu, Spain - August 2026

My stay with Michael and Wessel was fantastic. From the moment I arrived, I felt completely at ease — they're incredibly warm, kind, and considerate hosts, and it genuinely felt like staying with friends rather than sitting for strangers. In fact, we got along so well that I stayed on a bit longer with them and left having made real friends. The house is beautiful and very well equipped, which made it easy to relax and even get some work done during my stay. The sitting itself was simple and easy to manage — keeping the place tidy, feeding and watering the animals (dogs twice a day, the others once a day or even less), and giving King his pill twice daily. Everything was clearly explained beforehand, so I never felt unsure about the routine. Beyond the pet care, the area around Gattières is lovely, with plenty to see and do nearby. I will happily house-sit for Michael and Wessel again, and I'd recommend them to anyone looking for a genuinely welcoming, comfortable, and enjoyable house-sitting experience.

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Susan

Castleton, Canada - July 2026

What charming hosts Michael & Wessel are. Michael picked me up at the airport, Wessel cooked me a fabulous dinner (out on the balcony the first night) and took me to grocery shop. They are witty and entertaining gentlemen with a gorgeous house and wonderful, well-loved animals. The dogs, Max and King are gorgeous and no trouble at all. EXCEPT, Max is triggered during walks by some other dogs. He's a strong boy and luckily, this happened when I was walking him with Wessel. Literally pulled me off my feet and threw me onto the road!! After that, we agreed that it was too dangerous for me to walk them so we worked out a yard routine but I felt badly that they couldn't get their normal level of exercise. King loved ball games, but Max didn't really want to do much except cuddle! Roland the cat is the most dog-like personality I have ever encountered. All 3 joined me every night to all sleep together. King has arthritic back legs and if he couldn't jump up, he put his front paws and head next to mine and slept with his back paws on the ground. There are 2 adorable chickens, who free range and after giving them some pitted cherries, who followed me all around the yard! There are also two baby guinea pigs who were free-chirping at me by the time I left and Richard, the gerbil, who is somewhat shy, but popped out to check I was headed his way with some treat for him. The villa and views are spectacular, but the roads leading up to it are, frankly, the steepest roads I have ever encountered in my years of travel. It is also so easy to get lost. Luckily, I am intrigued by 'new adventures' and found the locals very helpful if I got lost and when I returned home to Canada, I had nice, taunt calves and butt-muscles. LOL. I am very thankful to both these wonderful men for the opportunity to enjoy their beautiful home (especially, the art they have accumulated) and the gift of the love of their sweet pets. I cried as I was leaving them and Roland sat on the 2nd floor ledge and meowed sadly as I left. I highly recommend this gorgeous stay to anyone who loves the beauty of the mountains and ocean, who has strong arms and legs and loves amazing food!

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