Desperate Brits mocked after making mad dash for Benidorm sun loungers
Sun starved tourists in Brit hotspot Benidorm can be seen lining up in the hotel before the gates to the pool open - sparking a frantic bid to secure the best spots
Scores of sun-seeking Brit holidaymakers have been mocked after queuing for half an hour before desperately scrambling for sun loungers. Sun starved tourists in Brit hotspot Benidorm can be seen lining up in the hotel before the gates to the pool open, sparking a frantic bid to secure the best spots. Then once they are allowed in, they rush to the poolside sunbeds carrying towels.
Mark and Karen Gregory, both 50, said people were queuing for half an hour before the pool opened at 10am on Sunday (May 25). It happened at the Hotel Rosamar, in Benidorm, Spain. Brits have flocked to the resort to lap up some half-term sun during the school holidays. 'It was quite comical to see people trying to get the best spots" Mark, from Swansea, told Luxury Travel Daily.
'People were queuing at least half an hour before the pool area opened. I reckon there were at least 50 to 60 people queuing that morning.
'They were mainly British but a lot of Spanish too. We're more 'go with the flow' type of people and don't bother with the sunbed wars. It's more fun to watch.
'When it comes to people reserving sunbeds with their towels, it's an age-old problem, there's not enough sunbeds for everyone. I understand why they do it of course but it's the ones who chuck their towels down at 8am and don't turn up till the afternoon that's the problem.
'At the end of the day it's all about having the best holiday possible and if that means queuing for the best sun beds so be it.'
Other Brits poked fun at the poolside antics, while others slammed them. Ange fumed: 'It happens in all hotels in Beni. There are signs saying they will take towels off, but they never do.' Karen added: 'Benidorm, my idea of hell.'
Another said: 'Does this really happen? I'm going there Thursday.' A fourth said: 'Never done this and never will.' Hotel Rosamar has been approached for comment.
Earlier this month, one angry holidaymaker was branded a 'Karen' for a similar incident. She had launched into an angry rant poolside with fellow Brits over a sunbed, and infuriated guests with her foul language.
The woman was seen accusing a couple of being in the spot she had been using "all week" while she was staying at Hyde Park Lane apartments in Lanzarote. Someone nearby got the whole thing on camera.
'The Scottish lady said they had been using those beds all week, accusing the couple lying down of moving their items,' Callum Lines, 31, said. 'Just to the left, out of shot, was a sign stating no reservation of sunbeds.
'I'm not sure this was the case though. The Scottish lady left to apparently seek management but they never showed.
"I've always got two pence to share even when it's probably not required, but you come away for a rest and some relaxation. There were plenty more available beds - all with equal sun exposure - so this really wasn't needed."
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