Woman blasts rude holidaymakers for ‘getting up at 4am’ to claim sun loungers

A WOMAN has complained about “rude and selfish” hotel guests, who get up early to block sunbeds with their towels.

Every summer, people are seen getting up first thing in the morning to make sure they have the best spot by the pool, with some even queuing up for the pleasure.

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However, one person who is not in favour of it is Tiktoker Denise (@blondesbydenise) who described it as both “annoying and inconsiderate”.

In a video she shared footage from her holiday that showed lots of sunbeds with towels on them, with no one using them.

Denise suggested that the towels had been there since first thing in the morning, perhaps as early as four o’ clock.

She said: “People are so rude and selfish! I think I might be starting a series on selfish people.

“My pet peeve is when people come to the pool at four in the morning and put their towels all over the chairs so nobody else can sit, but yet they’re not even there.

“So annoying and inconsiderate.”

The video has been seen more than 58,000 times, with lots of people in agreement with Denise.

One wrote: “I agree! You can’t reserve unless you are staying.”

Others advised her that she should just use the beds anyway if no one else is sitting on them.

One of those said: “I pull them off and toss them aside.”

A second added: “I move them. Sorry not sorry.”

The practice of reserving sunbeds is a pet hate of many people, including etiquette experts who say it shouldn’t be done.

One of those, Katarina, who shares her expert opinions about manners on TikTok at @katarina.etiquette, says people need to be less selfish and more considerate of other hotel guests.

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.”

Meanwhile, at one resort, members of staff removed towels after tourists hogged the best spots without actually using the pool.

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

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