Footage shows a man sprint out at a hotel in Tenerife and race to the best sunbeds by the pool and then put down towels on seven loungers to the shock of onlookers
This is the moment a determined holidaymaker sprints to the pool to bag seven loungers at once.
There is nothing new about the daily battles for sunbeds at holiday resorts around the world, where the savvy sun lovers know to get out early to get the best spots. But what was is surprising in a clip from Tenerife is the speed that one man showed to occupy seven loungers with towels. Jeff Hunter, from Northern Ireland, has told how he watched on in awe as the man legged it towards the most sought-after sunbeds at the hotel.
The 36-year-old claims that after securing all seven loungers, the man returned to his room. To the sound of the Chariots of Fire theme tune the tourist wearing shorts burst into view and then after reaching the beds, he took several steps sideways to lay out the towels. It comes after a Brit abroad slammed all-inclusive hotel food asking ‘what on earth is this?’
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What was perhaps most surprising was that after putting down his markers, the man didn’t return. Jeff, a chef, spent the morning at the pool, and an hour later, the man still hadn’t come back to use his reserved spots.
The bizarre footage was captured at Parque Santiago III in Tenerife. The three-star hotel, which costs around £131 a night per person, is the latest resort to face the summer holiday sunbed wars.
Jeff branded the tourists’ antics “insane” after revealing there were “hundreds” of spare beds by the pool when it happened on August 7. “I just think it’s all a bit insane,” Jeff from Northern Ireland, told Luxury Travel Daily.
“There are hundreds of beds available, but he is dead set on getting the same ones every day. I personally don’t mind as long as I can get a bed. “I don’t know the guy. “He got seven beds and then went back to his room. “He still wasn’t using them an hour later when I left.
“We have been queuing from around 8:30 am for the pool opening at 9 am. He is always already there when we arrive, and from around 8:55 am, he stands in a runner’s stance. “It’s the same every day. It’s an amazing hotel – just a nightmare in the mornings.”
It comes after last year a young couple, who filmed themselves sneaking down to their hotel pool at 1am to grab the best spot, said holiday sunbed wars were out of control at their resort.
Aimee Millar, 20, said she and her partner had started leaving their room in the middle of the night to grab the best sunbeds after they realised other guests were doing the same.
“In the hotel we stayed at, if we didn’t get those certain sunbeds we would’ve had to pay €7.50 (£6) each for a bed,” said Aimee, who was staying in Albufeira, Portugal. As much as it was crazy we didn’t mind doing it at 1am as we were staying up later anyways.”