The battle for hotel sunloungers is well-documented and has been going on for many years.
Each summer, video emerges showing guests arguing over who gets to lay down their towel early in the morning so they can get the best spot at the pool.
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But there are social rules that dictate whether or not you may reserve a sunbed.
William Hanson, an expert in etiquette, explains how long it takes to take someone’s towel off of a lounger.
He said this to the Mirror: “Reserving sun loungers with a towel for longer than 30 minutes is a big no-no, beyond that grace period it’s first come first served.”
However, there are some caveats about the 30-minute grace period.
If someone is using the pool, the lounger can still be used.
One holidaymaker recently tried to shame sunbed hoggers by filming them laying out towels at a hotel first thing in the morning.
The footage showed how almost every bed in the resort has been covered with a towel, as eager sunbathers marked their territory before the pool becomes too busy.
Share the videoTiktokby user Daxi sparked debate about which nations are the worst offenders when it comes to sunbed hogging.
German commenter: “I’m German and live in the U.K. On my last holiday to Greece it was the English that had the towels out before 6 am.”
Some hotels have their own ways of dealing with it, like throwing towels off the beds if no one uses them for a certain amount of time.
Others have forced tourists to pre-book the beds, to prevent people from reserving them with towels, despite not wanting to use them until later.
It is always worth checking if the hotel has a separate policy for sun lounger reservations.
Some holidaymakers even reserve spots on the ground at resorts.
Some hotel guests were seen waiting in line to get their towels on Tenerife.
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