Sunbed wars!!

If it’s a private pool then the pools exclusive to the rooms associated with it like in HV Ibiza or Majorca so no one else would swim in it. If it’s into the main pool like Rhodes then yes people theoretically will swim past your room but there’s a jacuzzi step up to the patio and I suppose it’s bad etiquette to use of not yours so no one does. With regards to security it’s the same as a ground floor room. We’d leave unlocked while we’re using but lock it once we left the room. I’ve never heard anyone have any security concerns that’s had one

Stupid question. I’ve never picked a swim up as I couldn’t work out how you’d manage room security. Do you just leave a room unlocked while you swim? And can random people just swim into your bit pool? I like the idea but have lots of questions about logistics.

Yep sunbed hoggers are selfish arseholes. Just back from a holiday with my friends in palma and people were queuing up to put towels on sunbeds from 7am. My friend went for a run one of the mornings and saw them all and drew them a dirty look!

We were there 4 nights and couldn't get sunbeds for first three and on the 4th we managed to get two between 10 of us at about 4pm. We just had to go down to the beach every day and pay for the loungers there. 10 euro per bed for the day but at least it meant we could all sit together and also had shade! Me being the palest at one point had to sit at the cafe bar by myself with my book as the beds three of my friends managed to get at the pool didn't have any parasols.

It's just mad to me. I don't think I'd mind as much if they bloody used them!!!

I went to USA and they've totally monetised it, and the prices are astronomical especially those in better locations

Do you mean your having to walk around the sunbed with the black and white towel or are you having to walk further?
If there is a full row around the pool with no gap then I’d just cut through where the chair is wether someone is using it or not

It’s still an incredibly grim thing for a hotel to do. I certainly wouldn’t be bragging about it as though it was aspirational. Only a very shit hotel would do that.

Landmar Los Gigantes Tenerife, if you book a 'landi' room you get reserved sun loungers in the front row of the pool. It's a lovely family friendly hotel. Even if you don't have a landi suite there are still lots of beds available.

Then the CF shouldn't sit there.

I loathe entitlement.

I would just move the chair and place it in front of their sunbed. It's very inconsiderate of them especially as they aren't even using the beds. Disappointing that the hotel won't address the issue to make it equitable for all of their guests.

My petty self would move that chair as far away as possible or out of sight and straight up act shocked when they realize it's gone and then asking were it's gone like "OMG I didn't see anyone take it" 😂

Strict 'No Reserving Sun Beds/Couches/Pergolas' policy, so towels got dunked and property taken to the manager's hut.

Signs everywhere, 'polite' reminders from staff as you're walking around in the morning, even reminded you on check-in, so nobody could say they weren't warned. And as the guy said, it's the kind of 'mistake' you only make once 😅

They weren't in the swimming pools, they were in little decorative side pools.

OMG OP I just don't get why people are so desperate to "mark their territory" on the sunloungers like they're some kind of badly-trained dog.

For anyone who finds these sunbed-baggers absolutely hilarious (and mildly baffling) to watch, this whole thing reminds me of this video of sunbed antics from a few years back. Some guy filmed it from his balcony and the commentary is just spot on:

Yeah who would want to look at that..?

This thread has reminded me why sunbed holidays in resorts aren’t my idea of a holiday.

So grim too. Imagine trying to play with your kids in the pool and there’s just loads of abandoned towels in the pool.

Why? That is just stupid.

One of my kids has a 6 foot long inflatable pizza pool floatie - get a child to squeeze through the blocked path with that a few times, especially when wet from being in the pool and lightly smacking the woman on the lounger on the way through and watch the gap reoopen

Find someone senior on LinkedIn, they need more beds or to manage the situation. I once complained in a v high end AI Caribbean resort about similar guest antics which left no beds. Within the hour we were packed up and put in the most amazing residence on the resort with a butler, chef and driver, we had 5 toilets, a 12 seater table in the dining room, private beach, private pool etc.

This is one of the many reasons why I don't go abroad. Other people suck.

@ForMintShaker @PregnantBarbie , this is the way forward😂, scuttle off to the shop now and get snickers, cos it would be even better with lumps, they are selfish bastards BTW, shift the chair every single time you want to get to the pool.

Definitely complain or enquire as to how they're managing the issue

Can you get a couple of water pistols/super soakers & play around between them & the pool having water fights? Keep yelling mum/dad watch watch whilst spraying the other parent & all around.

Shame if they get sprayed. But they are by the kids pool so . . .

It’s blocking quick entry into the pool in an emergency