Sunbed wars begin! British holidaymakers queue for an HOUR to secure the best poolside spots at Canary Islands resort
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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.
With multiple entrances to the pool, lines of ten people plus could be seen forming all around the area.
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
Isabelle, from the Netherlands, revealed that the queues start from as early as 8am despite the pool not opening until 9:30am
The bizarre queue of people has become a regular morning routine for guests at Barceló Lanzarote Active Resort
The line is usually made up of British holidaymakers with a few Germans hanging around, according to a hotel guest
Isabelle Hanssen said: 'Lining up 30 minutes before the pool opens all for that one sunbed, priorities I guess.'
Members of the public were left shocked by the footage.
One viewer said: 'Pathetic and ridiculous, beyond embarrassing.'
Another added: 'It's not always like this. I was there last week and this never happened once.'
A third said: 'This is my worst nightmare.'
'I always wonder why hotels can't just allocate sunbeds per room. It would solve this whole problem,' added another.
One more said: 'That's not a holiday for me.'
It comes after two British holidaymakers got into a furious row over a sunbed at a three-star Lanzarote hotel earlier this month.
A disgruntled woman could be seen telling a sunbather that she is going to complain about her to the manager at the Hyde Park Lane apartments on the Spanish island.
Footage shows the woman, who appears to have a Scottish accent and is wearing a pink cover up, accusing the other Brit of taking a spot which members of her group had been occupying 'all week'.
The brawl broke out on May 16 at Damlatas Beach in the Alanya district of Antalya after the tourist, who was described as British by Turkish media, enquired about renting a sun lounger but decided to opt out after finding it too costly.
Instead, the tourist is said have dumped his belongings on the sand so he could go for a dip in the sea.
An employee told the tourist to take his belongings elsewhere, but events escalated after the tourist refused, which resulted in the the staff member reportedly beating him up in front of other holidaymakers.
Footage of the incident showed the employee attacking a man, who could be seen falling onto the sand as he is punched and kicked.
Onlookers were seen screaming in horror, while others moved away from the brawl.
Two men then attempted to break up the fight before the video came to an end.
Daily Mail
