Sun lounger wankers

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We're at a beautiful five star Canaries hotel for the second October half term in a row. It's pretty perfect for our family.

Never had a problem with sun loungers before - people have always pottered down after a leisurely breakfast from 10am onwards.

Until a couple of days ago, when big families began reserving six or so prime sunbeds in a row first thing and then not using them until after midday - when maybe two people out of six come down to the pool. It's nearly midday and I'm looking at a front row of empty sunbeds and people wandering around with towels unable to find any!

DP is fuming and wants to take pics and complain to the manager. I'm thinking of posting pics and a review on TripAdvisor - it feels a bit mean as the hotel is perfect in every other way and the staff so lovely but surely it's their job to police these wankers? AIBU?

I don't really feel it's my problem to sort out tho? The staff have eyes!

Ask the hotel. If they don’t respond just move them.

I assume that other people must have complained.

Please let us know what happens when the wanker family come down.

Agreed. It's not as though sun lounger issues will be news to management - they are actively choosing to ignore it.

Have to praise the hotel on this one - the pool boys have been much more on it today. I think cause the hotel has suddenly got much more busy so the beds are needed.

They've been removing towels and random bottles of suncream used to reserve beds as people ask for them.

DP complained about the front row wankers who reserved the best six beds at 8.30 again (and are never on their beds until midday when two of their party come down). The pool boy said his boss wouldn't let him remove their stuff and he was very frustrated about it.

But their stuff was then removed at midday and the woman came down soon after and began kicking off. The pool boys made them a new front row in a vastly inferior place, with non padded sun loungers.

She the. brought her party of six down to express their disdain at the beds (never seen all six down before 3.30pm!) and then they fucked off for lunch. So their new beds haven't being used either and they shouldn't have been pandered to. But glad we've annoyed them as they are proper sunbed wankers!

Pick them up and throw them in the pool.

I don't agree it's not fair to leave a review before rasing it with the hotel. In a 5 star hotel they should be anticipating their guests needs and they can see there's an issue as well as OP can.

I avoid cheaper hotels for this reason.

The last time I was abroad, I witnessed a cheeky fuckery of a family reserve 5 sun loungers right next to the pool. But they also reserved the same amount of sun loungers in the shade area. The family sat in the ones under the shade. As it was roasting. Folk were wandering about looking for sun loungers as it was peak season. I really couldn’t believe how totally rude this was. I wish now I’d called them out or complained.

The people who can't find a sun bed should go and speak to the lifeguard, hotels often have extra sun beds stacked up out of sight (especially off peak season when they don't need so many) and life guards are usually happy to go and get some. If the lifeguard can't help they need to visit Reception and speak to the Manager.

Your DP needs to relax and enjoy his holiday, this isn't his problem if you all have sun beds! Sounds like your DP bored if he's getting this worked up about something that isn't affecting him personally.

I would not post about this on TA as it’s just a handful of families that do this. These families would do the same regardless of hotel.

Have a word with a receptionist who can pass it onto reception manager or pool manager. They may get patrols and remove towels if not attended within a period of say an hour

Ugh, it's such a disgustingly selfish way to behave. Glad they've been told no.
I don't know how people have the brass neck.

I would not get up early to reserve sun loungers on holiday and I wouldn’t leave towels on ones I have left. I usually just ask the attendants with a tip in my hand ( discreetly but not invisible) and when they find me some I give them the tip. This often involves moving someone else’s stuff.

What’s the hotel policy - if they don’t have one nothing they or anyone else can do!