A young couple who sneak down to their hotel pool at 1am have taken holiday sunbed wars to the next level.
Aimee Millar, 20, says she resorted to leaving her room in the middle of the night when she discovered other guests were doing the same.
“In the hotel we stayed at, if we didn’t get those certain sunbeds we would’ve had to pay €7.50 (£6) each for a bed,” Aimee, who lives near Belfast, Northern Ireland, told Luxury Travel Daily.
“As much as it was crazy we didn’t mind doing it at 1am as we were staying up later anyways.”
Aimee and her partner Darragh, also 20, were holidaying in Albufeira, Portugal, when they realised they needed to strategise.
On the first few mornings, they claimed their sunbeds before breakfast at around 6am.
But they kept missing out on the best spots.
In a video shared to TikTok, Aimee documented the couple’s early morning trip to the pool.
Armed with their towels, Aimee said: “I know it’s crazy but it’s the normal thing to do here.”
Reflecting on the etiquette, she said she does acknowledge it’s unfair.
She said: “I believe that putting the sunbeds down is fair in the morning, but at more like 9am or 10am.
“Everyone likes to be close to the pool and not have to pay or lie on the grass.
“I think leaving towels down when leaving the pool or late at night is crazy and a bit too far.
“I think it wouldn’t be very fair to an older couple or families with young kids who may be in bed earlier – they can’t go and do this as easy.”
Viewers took to the comments to express their shock.
Josephine commented: “I actually couldn’t do it, it’s ridiculous.”
Eleanor said: “Hotels need to start doing allocated sunbeds because this is out of hand.”
“I would come down leisurely and just throw the towels off in the morning, idc,” wrote a third user.
Natalie penned: “I would come down leisurely and just throw the towels off in the morning, idc.”
“Just back from Turkey, hotel didn’t allow anyone to reserve sun loungers. This is madness,” said Lynsey.
Aimee and Darragh travelled to Albufeira from July 28 to August 10.
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