We are a retired couple traveling overseas every year. Our home is on the top of a hill about meters above Coromandel town, with a 1 km comfortable private road (no 4-wheel drive required). By foot, it's a pleasant minutes into town The house has a self-contained apartment on the ground floor with beautiful 180 degree sea views on the harbor and beyond, as well as on the town to the South and the golf course to the West just below. The apartment has one Bedroom with walk-in Closet,fully equipped Kitchsn, Living room with TV, a wood-burning Fireplace (plus a heat pump), sunken Dining room, and an office corner (facing the swimming pool), with pre-paid wireless internet access, by which we would hope to communicate with you on frequently - on matters of interest to you and to us !
The upstairs portion is private and regularly serviced (aired, cleaned, plants watered, etc) by a trusted local person.
We have 2 lovely standard Schnauzer dogs, who sleep in (or next to) the apartment; they need not be guarded all day, but must be fed around 6 pm daily, for which we provide all their (kibble) food. Although excellent watchdogs, they do like human contact - so at least one person should be present in the evening and during nights.
This is a large (20 hectar) property, and we generally make arrangements for its overall maintenance in our absence. While we do not ask you for any work, except the usual tidying of greenery around the house, many of our house sitters have looked for some work locally, and if you so desire, we can discuss possible terms for some of our property maintenance.