03-06-2025
Fuming holidaymakers foil fellow Brits' sneaky plans to secure sunbeds seven hours before hotel pool opens
A group of fuming holidaymakers foiled a sneaky plan by fellow Brits to secure sunbeds seven hours before their hotel pool opened.
Whilst enjoying a late-night chat on their balcony in Majorca, Mandy Boyd spotted some lads she thought were taking a cheeky dip in the pool.
However, on further inspection, the 34-year-old noticed the young men were attempting to secure the best beds at 2am.
The pool was actually not opening until 9am the following day.
The group of four girls watched on as the lads pulled out their sunloungers to try and secure the best spots.
Mandy and her friends quietly waited on the balcony for the perfect moment to run down and take the towels.
The hilarious sunbed wars foiling took place around 2am at the Aquasol Aparthotel, Palmanova, near Magaluf, Spain.
However, on further inspection, the 34-year-old noticed the young men were attempting to secure the best beds at 2am
Accompanied by her friend, Sally Willows, the pair got down to the pool and quickly snatched the towels on Sunday night.
'We're just doing the Lord's work,' Mandy of Bridgend, South Wales, told Luxury Travel Daily.
'I hate it when people reserve sunbeds and don't use them all day.
'I just find it really inconsiderate.
'It was shocking to see them reserving beds at 2am, especially when there was zero chance of those lads being up to enjoy them.
'We kept the towels, but made sure we left them where they would find them.'
Fellow holidaymakers applauded the girls' foiling of sun bed wars.
Jo Townsend said: 'Guarantee they wouldn't have come down to the pool until about 11am as well.'
Sue added: 'You have taken sunbed wars to a whole new level.'
She added: 'It was shocking to see them reserving beds at 2am, especially when there was zero chance of those lads being up to enjoy them'
Jaynie said: 'Well done ladies.'
Lou said: 'B***** hell girls, this is taking sunbed wars too far.'
One added: 'You should've left a ransom note.'
It comes after British holidaymakers were seen queuing for over an hour in a bid to secure the best poolside spots at a Canary Islands resort.
Sunseekers armed with towels, suncream, and flipflops were captured in bizarre footage on May 28 lining up for the pool at the Barceló Lanzarote Active Resort, Las Palmas, Spain.
It appears the sunbed wars are now in full swing with hotel guests setting alarms extra early just to form queues to the pool area until staff give them the all clear.
The queue of people has become a regular morning routine for holidaymakers at the Spanish hotel according to guests.
Isabelle Hanssen, whose balcony overlooks the pool watched on at the pool goers eagerly waited in line.
According to the halfpipe skier, the queue is usually made up of Brits with a few Germans also standing in line.
Isabelle, from the Netherlands, also revealed that the queues start from as early as 8am despite the pool not opening until 9:30am.
