'I hate doing it': Holidaymaker who hogs sunbeds before breakfast opens speaks out

A mum has slammed other holidaymakers who go to extreme lengths to reserve sunbeds - like waking up before breakfast opens - and claims she 'hates' she has to do the same.

The unimpressed guest said she went without a lounger for most of her holiday due to the relentless competition and was shocked to see how early others got up just to secure spots.

The holidaymaker - who seemingly decided that "if you can't beat them, join them" - tried her luck with an early visit to the pool on her final day.

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Although she said she hates such behaviour, she realised she needed to take action if she wanted a seat as almost a third of the spaces were gone, The Mirror reports.

"I hate doing it but 25 minutes ago all the sunbeds were clear then when I looked again 10 minutes ago about 30 per cent were reserved with towels. Now, I am not an early riser and I fully accept that the early bird gets the worm BUT this is not early risers going for breakfast and reserving a sunbed on the way as breakfast hasn't even opened yet," she explained in a post to Mumsnet.

The parent fumed: "This is the last day of my holiday. Most days we haven't had sunbeds as I have refused to do the reserving thing and we have gone to the beach instead. I'm really upset that this is a thing and that I've had to do it." She also noted that she does not "know what the answer is" but wanted to use the forum to "vent."

In response, commenters were quick to agree with her complaint. One person wrote: "I come from a country where this isn't a thing. It is considered very bad form. When I go to countries where it is a thing I move the towels. It's rude, entitled and