A British tourist has slammed holidaymakers as “selfish” after capturing crowds of people sprinting to reserve sunbeds at a Spanish hotel – and she never got to use one herself
A British holidaymaker claims the sunbed scramble at her Spanish resort was so ruthless she didn’t manage to nab a lounger during her entire week-long break.
Adele Gough, 35, watched in amazement as fellow guests gathered by the pool gates at 9am before sprinting forward and flinging towels onto sunbeds. She watched the frantic scenes at the four-star GHT Oasis Park Hotel in Lloret de Mar, Spain, last week,
Adele, a hotel cleaner from Great Shefford, Berkshire, found the behaviour so “selfish” she refused to take part – and didn’t manage to secure a lounger throughout her entire getaway. She said: “At first I found it all pretty funny and typical of holiday-goers. It was entertaining to watch. But I do think it’s a bit selfish, as most of the sunbeds just sat there with a towel on them all day.” Adele is speaking out after a couple watched a hotel worker come close to being trampled.
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Adele, who was marking her birthday on the trip, said there weren’t any obvious regulations about bagging sunbeds, which she reckons sparked the frantic dash each morning.
Rather than waste her mornings queuing and sprinting, Adele opted to avoid the sunbed battle altogether. She said: “There weren’t any signs or rules posted anywhere around the hotel so all people could do was wait until the lifeguards opened the gates and then rush in. I decided not to bother so I didn’t end up using the sunbeds at all this holiday.”
Adele is not the only sunseeker who has found herself swept up in the sunbed wars.
Mark Hunter was shocked to see the chaos unfold from his hotel balcony. The 38-year-old watched on as determined holiday-goers raced for a lounger with their towels in tow as the pool gates opened.
One woman tripped over a chain barrier near the edge of the frame but quickly recovered, while others weaved past her in the dash. Mark was particularly surprised to see children pushed and jostled in the desperate rush for a prime pool spot. The madness unfolded after a tourist related their surprise at how empty the sunbed scene was at their resort in Spain.
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Mark, a corporate manager from Ireland, filmed the clip at Hotel Playas de Torrevieja at around 9.54am on Friday (2 Aug), while on holiday with his wife Tara and their son Jake.
“I was shocked to see grown adults reduced to scrambling for sun beds,” he told Luxury Travel Daily. “It is exactly the same every morning — there are grown adults pushing past children to get a sun bed by the pool.”
After watching the chaos unfold, Mark’s 12-year-old son asked if he could take part the next morning. He added: “My little boy did want to be involved in the chaos the next morning as he thought it looked fun. We did let him queue and he was the fastest to a sunbed!”
Mark shared the clip on TikTok, where it has left viewers stunned with over 2,400 likes so far.