Mum reveals desperate sunlounger hogging attempt after getting up in the dark hours before pool opens

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Plus, another holidaymaker was recently slammed after she said that it's 'normal' to bagsy sunbeds before breakfast and to hog the best spots
SHELL NO Mum reveals desperate sunlounger hogging attempt after getting up in the dark hours before pool opens
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A MUM has shared how she got up at 6am to beat 'sunbed warriors' at a popular Spanish holiday hotspot.
Venice Wallace, 29, has shared she got up in the early morning and in the dark, to try and reserve the best spot for family when on holiday.
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A mum has shared how she got up at 6am to beat 'sunbed warriors' at a popular Spanish holiday hotspot
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For the first seven days of her holiday, Venice was unable to get a lounger
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She commented how she would be ready "go to war" for the sunbeds in her Tenerife hotel, when recently on holiday with her son, aged four, and her partner, Luke, 34.
Unable to find a good bed for the first seven-days of her holiday, Venice then decided to set an alarm to be able to put her towels down and secure a bed at 6am.
The property manager from Essex said: "We were there for 11 days and there were no rules around the sunbeds.
"It was just a free for all and I've never experienced that.
"Every morning, we'd get up quite early and I'd look over the balcony to see all the sunbeds covered in towels.
"So, when we would go down at like eight or nine in the morning, we'd never get a front row seat to the kids' pool with the slides."
Venice explained how when she then decided to get up early to secure some of the loungers, "there was no arguing or anything".
She added: "I never would have done it, but now that I'm a mum I understand it.
"You need to be able to see your children."
The mum shared a video on TikTok - which was captioned "Venice 1, everybody else 0" - of the ordeal.
Sunbed wars take place at hotel used in filming of tv show Benidorm
Since positing, it has gained over 1.6million views.
Some viewers praised Venice for her boldness.
However, others were quick to judge and blamed her for being "part of the problem".
One said: "I swear on my life that if I'm coming down to find 'reserved' sunbeds like this with no one in sight, I'm removing those towels.
"Mad? Go see what the staff have to say about it."
The 29-year-old added that she gained a lot of hate in the comments from Spanish locals, but as she speaks Spanish - she has since argued back in more recent videos.
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She then decided she had had enough and got up early to reserve some loungers for her family
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She said: "A lot of Brits give us a bad name, so they were saying 'we hate the tourists', 'don't bother coming here!'
"The population of Spain are attacking you in the comments but they don't know that you grew up in Spain and probably speak better than their ancestors."
Another popular spot in Spain recently announced that it would be removing sunbeds and parasols from its top beaches.
In and around Palma, more than 1,700 loungers are being removed by the government as locals have complained they cannot find sunbathing spots.
The news follows a time where people are becoming increasingly frustrated over the amount of sun lounger space and availability.
Often, videos are uploaded to social media showing holidaymakers battling for spots - or in Venice's case - rush to secure a spot at ridiculous hours.
Plus, another holidaymaker was recently slammed after she said that it's 'normal' to bagsy sunbeds before breakfast and to hog the best spots.