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First time I've encountered it amongst English people.
Waking up really early due to time differences so sat on my balcony since 5.30. 6 am pink polo shirt man wanders off to the beach. 5 minutes later he returns sans towels.
We are first down to breakfast and all the poolside loungers are taken as are a lot on the beach.
Still managed to get us a pair of loungers but for ****s sake it will end up with people sleeping on "their" loungers in case someone else uses it.
What is a practical solution that hotels can implement?
Laying cable on the towels.
Just throw all the towels in the pool! 😈
I have, in the past, moved a towel from a lounger and put it on the floor. Then, put my towel on the lounger and lay on it.
Then, when, the owner of the towel turned up I politely told them where I'd put the towel as I assumed it had been left their by accident. My wife cringes at my behaviour, but I think I'm being helpful. 😆
who does it ? - arseholes
By accepting that a towel is a valid claim on ownership of the lounger we are allowing the problem to continue.
As Zammo said. "just say no"
aa ,,,,, you definitely wee standing up. Good for you.
It is irritating behavior.
Replace their towel with your towel.
Put their towel somewhere safe but not too close.
Move the lounger slightly if possible. Thus denying that it is even the lounger they tried to "reserve" earlier.
Lay on lounger and chill . . .
Pretend not to speak whatever language they are speaking when confronted.
For extra "wind up" fun, I sometimes pretend not to speak or understand English and then just as they give up fighting with me and turn away I say something to Mrs Spekkie in English. Then I pretend not to understand again.
Last holiday we were on the staff were excellent and got shot of any towels there for any length of time. Much to the frustration of the annoying family group from Essex who claimned as their daughter was on crutches the had to reserve the sun beds up the flight if steps.
They didn't like it when I pointed out they'd be better at the bottom steps because of the crutches.
The solution* is to equip every sun lounger with an egg timer like device built into the leg/headrest/wherever that lasts for say 30mins. Could even be digital with a little solar panel. Hotel then briefs guests or puts up signs saying it is perfectly acceptable to move the belongings off a lounger that has an expired timer. If you leave your lounger to take a dip or buy a drink but plan to return shortly you press the timer and have 30 odd minutes to return before someone else can bgsy it.
* patent pending - this time next year I'll be a millionaire!
At my place of work we have hot decking. Me leaving my fire warden gilet on the chair I mostly use does not mean it's 'my' chair. The early arrives have the pick of the desks. Same principle. Get by the pool at 5am. Knock yourself out and lie where you want.
Im not going to shove someone off a lounger. But if it's clearly unoccupied then it's mine....
Get by the pool at 5am. Knock yourself out and lie where you want.
Especially if you knock yourself out over one of their towels...
you'll want flip-flops if you get up from your lounger, thenAt my place of work we have hot decking
I can but dream 8)
I avoid holidaying in such hotels, where folk 'lounge'....
Go Self catering , own pool and lounger, prob cheaper than hotel. No people being idiots anywhere.
you definitely wee standing up. Good for you.
Not necessarily voluntarily though.
shopping, cooking and washing up.Go Self catering , own
😛
(We still self cater!)
Timer and lost property/towel tidying get my vote.
The last time we were in Cyprus we got the night porter to put some towels out on the sunbeds we wanted around the pool, it was the only way of beating the Germans/Russians/Scandanavians without getting up at stupid o'clock.
This really makes the holiday sound so appealing..
I've airfreighted a set of beach towels to the hotel so that they can be laid out a week before my arrival.
weve encountered this before, really annoying. i too have removed towels and just laid on the lounger but my wife sh1ts herself that theres gonna be a row and feels uneasy, which isnt the point really. in the end the 'towel bandits' just came along an hour or so later, got their towels, had a bit of a huff and a mumble to each other and went off. havent done it since tho as like i said, if the wife isnt happy with it, theres not much point.
usually do our tripadvisor research these days to get a feel of what people say and havent come across it since in the hotels we book. one of them had a notice up saying pool open at 8 and all towels present would be removed and to be collected from stores later. they stuck to it too which i thought was good.
still doesnt stop those thatd put a towel out for when they get back in the afternoon or whatever, but its a start. stops the 5am german/russian *cough* 'early risers' anyway.
I generally walk past said towels laid out on the pool loungers, think to myself "sad b******s" and carry on 100yds to find the nicest bit of the beach.
Every holiday we see the same (usually scouse) families slobbing round the pool every single day, when there is a beautiful beach and crystal clear sea a stones throw away - mostly, they don't even look at the view.
This does tend to be more prevalent in the Med though - Mexico didn't seem as bad, although I do admit to hiring one of these for a day for £8...
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