I think that the overnight stay fee should only cover the overnight and that Rover should charge an additional fee for walks.
As a sitter and independent contractor, you can set your own business policies. However, the service listed on Rover is House Sitting, which most customers would interpret as a person staying at their home and taking care of their pets, which would mean feeding them, walking them, etc. There is no service called Overnight Stays.
This service is subject the most varied interpretations on Rover, and I often see customers come onto this board to ask what it entails. Rover does define it as the same as boarding, in that each "night" is good for up to 24 hours of care for a pet. Some sitters move into the home and use it as a base of operations so they can walk other dogs or perform drop-ins. They come and go. Some even have full-time jobs or are students, but are able to check in on the pet during the day. However, some only come over in the evening and leave in the morning.
IMO House Sitting is a premium-type service and should be priced accordingly. If you feel that you are not getting enough to provide the pet with multiple walks per day, then I suggest you raise your rate. From a client standpoint, I would rather see an all-inclusive rate to being nickel and dimed for everything else.
Yes according to Rover, house sitting covers 24 hours of caring for pet's needs. You can certainly do other walks and visits throughout that time, as long as you provide proper care for the pet you are sitting. It absolutely should be a higher price! The problem is when other local sitters don't seem to get this and set their rate too low. That affects everyone else, unfortunately, not to mention is frustrating. You definitely don't need to be the cheapest to gain business, though. In fact, I would guess some clients skip past sitters with unusually low rates as they somehow seem too good to be true or a little desperate? In the end, you set the rates that are reasonable and work for you:) Good luck!
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Housesitting = 24 hour care in your client's home. That would included walks and feeding. I would say that would include 4 or 5 walks during the day. Your rate is $35 for 24 hours. You would come to my house for $35, spent the night and took my dogs out 5x a day and took care of them? I'd love to hire you :)
No, your rate should be higher. Rover doesn't charge clients for anything. You set your own rate.
Housesitting includes “taking care of the pet”, walks included. That is not unreasonable. The owner is already paying a fee.