Benidorm tourists film every sunbed being taken in three-minute dash
Benidorm tourists film every sunbed being taken in three-minute dash
Mark and Karen from Swansea could see the 'sunbed wars' from their hotel room
Benidorm tourists film every sunbed being taken in three-minute dash
Tourists at a Benidorm hotel have been filmed making a 'mad sunbed dash' - where every lounger is taken in three minutes. Holidaymakers Mark and Karen Gregory, both 50, are frequent Benidorm-goers and usually opt to stay at apartments.
However their accommodation often overlooks major hotel pools - and they say they get to witness the morning chaos. Mark and Karen, from Swansea, captured several instances of sun-mad Brits racing to get the best beds during their trip in May.
Mark, who runs an online sales business, said: "We saw people queueing from first thing - the queues were horrendous! People were properly running in. One hotel we did stay in, the pool opened at 8.30am and by 8.33am every bed had a towel on.
Mark and Karen Gregory
"I think it happens everywhere - just because hotels don't have as many beds as they do guests. We don't partake at all, we just observe.
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"I know it's a bugbear for a lot of tourists - but we just find it funny."
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