A man enjoying his first all-inclusive hotel stay was left stunned by the morning “sun bed war”.
Ian Foran had booked a stay in Torrevieja, Spain with his wife and two children – but was left shocked by his first glimpse of the stampede to secure a bed near the pool.
The 41-year-old shared a clip of the bizarre scenes to TikTok, where it has garnered over 1.4m views.
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“It was our first hotel-type holiday as a family as we usually do private villa holidays,” Ian, from Manchester, told What’s The Jam.
“Each morning I was up for sunrise on the balcony around 7am.
“The first morning I noticed workers putting up barriers around the pool entrance and shortly after people getting there to mark there spot around 8am, the pool opened at 10am.
“Some even bringing a mug of tea, a book and their own ashtrays for the wait.
“I thought it’d be a laugh to narrate it David Attenborough style.
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“Little did I know it’d have the reaction it did!”
In the clip Ian films different times from 8am to 10am.
At the beginning, there are just a few people – but as the clock ticks on, hoards of people arrive to wait.
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The gate was opened at 10 and the stampede were released, with some running to secure the perfect spot.
Ian captioned the video: “Real life sun bed nature watch this morning in the hotel this morning.”
It has since gained 22,700 likes and 2,200 comments from viewers.
Carly commented: “God forbid I EVER end up in a hotel like this.”
Matt added: “I am struggling to understand the mentality of waking up early, to queue for a spot to lie down on.”
Nick said: “May this life never find me.”
Dolly added: “When looking for a hotel I actively search out whether or not this happens in the reviews – if it does I am going nowhere near it.”
Ange joked: “Anyone else read this with David Attenborough as the narrator?”
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