Hotel guests told ‘go back to bed’ after taking sunbed hogging to extreme levels

A COUPLE of “sunbed warriors” have been filmed unstacking the beds at a resort, so they can put their towels out earlier than anyone else.

The summer holidays always brings scenes of poolside pandemonium, with hotel guests battling for the best spots early in the morning.

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However, one couple in Tenerife took things even further in their quest to have a bed reserved, by doing the resort staffs’ job of unstacking the sunbeds themselves.

Usually, the beds would be positioned around the pool by hotel workers before guests lay down their markers.

However, the couple were seen beating them to the punch by getting up at the crack of dawn to pick their beds out themselves.

The pair were branded “sunbed warriors” by another hotel guest, known as Mr Kipling (@mr_kipling76) on Tiktok.

He filmed their early sunbed raid, urging them to “go back to bed” as they unstacked the poolside loungers.

His video has since been seen more than 36,000 times, with other users bewildered by the footage.

One described the couple as “Sad sad people”.

Another said: “A big reason I stick to villas and air BnBs now, no need to do this ever.”

A third added: “I don’t care if your towel is on a bed if you’re not on that sunbed in 5 mins your towel’s gone.”

There are some unwritten etiquette rules regarding the blocking of sunbeds at resorts, that some guests are apparently not aware of.

Etiquette and elegance expert Katarina, who shares her expert opinions about manners on TikTok at @katarina.etiquette, says guests need to be less selfish and more considerate of others.

In a video, she said: “If you’re staying at a hotel, avoid blocking the sunbeds if you’re not planning on staying.

“It’s disrespectful toward other guests.

“Unless the hotel has a reservation system in place, only occupy the sunbeds when you’re staying by the pool.”

Katarina isn’t the only person to offer an opinion on the subject, with another etiquette expert, William Hanson, claiming that there reserving sunbeds is okay, so long as it’s done reasonably.

He told Sun Online Travel: “In the morning, at the start of the day, and you’re by the pool after breakfast, then it’s fine at 8.30 to put your towel on the bed to reserve your spot.

“But later on in the day after you’ve used the lounger, and go off for a massage, for example, which is going to be an hour, then you can’t use a towel to reserve the sun lounger.”

Meanwhile, some hotels have staff members to remove towels if guests aren’t using them.

And in 2021, a “sunbed hogger” sparked fury after brazenly dumping water bottles and towels to “reserve six loungers” at 7am at a resort.

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