Name the actual spots, room by room
Vague reassurance — she likes to sleep around the house — leaves a first-time sitter searching every room at midnight, unsure whether the cat is resting normally or has got somewhere she should not be. Walk through your home and list the real places: the top of the wardrobe in the spare room, the blanket in the airing cupboard, the sunny corner behind the sofa, the box in the study. For each, add one line about when she uses it, such as mornings in the sun spot and evenings on the wardrobe.
Rank the list roughly by likelihood. A sitter checking in order finds the cat quickly, which calms both of them, and a quick find matters if the sitter ever needs to get the cat into a carrier for a vet visit.
Describe hiding as behaviour, not just locations
Hiding places deserve their own detail because hiding is information. Explain what usually triggers it for your cat — the doorbell, unfamiliar voices, the vacuum, a delivery at the door — and how long she typically stays hidden afterwards. Half an hour after a delivery is normal for one cat and would be unusual for another; only your description lets the sitter judge.
Say plainly which hiding is never normal. If your cat never hides under the bed except when feeling unwell, write that down as a signal to call you or the vet, not as a curiosity. First-time sitters hesitate to bother owners; a written line giving them permission to act on a change is one of the most valuable things this section can contain.
Mark the places that must stay closed
List the doors, cupboards, and appliances your cat tries to enter: the understairs cupboard, the washing machine drum, the gap behind a particular wardrobe. Tell the sitter which rooms are off limits entirely and ask them to check before closing any cupboard door, because a cat who slips in silently may not be missed until much later.
Note any spot that looks like a hiding place but is unsafe — behind a boiler, near cleaning products under the sink — and say what to do if the cat is found there: lure out with food rather than reaching in, then block the access if possible and tell you.
Add the sounds and signs of a settled cat
Finish the section with what normal rest looks and sounds like for this cat: where she chooses when she is relaxed, whether she snores, twitches, or sleeps belly-up, and how she behaves in the first hour after a stranger arrives versus by the second day. That contrast helps a sitter read improvement over the sitting, which is reassuring for them and useful reporting for you.
Update this section after each trip if you learn a new favourite spot — cats rotate sleeping places seasonally, following warmth, and instructions from last winter may point a sitter to a cold corner the cat has abandoned.
Sharing this level of home-base detail through a KinsLe Care Pass means your first-time sitter gets temporary, clear access to exactly these sleeping and hiding notes as part of the care routine, without digging through messages while a cat is missing from view.