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Fed-up Brit on Cyprus holiday caught on camera removing towels from 1.30am sunbed hoggers - freeing loungers for guests who actually wanted to use them in the morning.
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British holidaymaker steals towels from sunbed hoggers at 1.30am because ‘they deserved it’

Paige Oldfield
Last updated: 2025/08/21 at 9:07 PM
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Woman about to steal sunbed towels at 1:30 a.m. (Jam Press/@ellieikin6)
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A British holidaymaker has been caught on camera shamelessly stealing towels from sunbed hoggers who were reserving loungers in the early morning hours.

Samantha Cooper was enjoying a two-week sunshine break with her family when she became fed up with the daily scramble to find a spot by the pool.

Despite the hotel’s strict rule banning towels being put down before 9 am, the mum says every morning was a struggle to bag a lounger – and it wasn’t long before she discovered why.

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From their balcony, the 40-year-old spotted the culprits sneaking down at 1.30 am to claim beds they wouldn’t use until well into the following afternoon.

By day five, the Manchester mum had seen enough.

She strode to the pool and stripped the towels, freeing the beds up for swimmers and sunbathers who would actually use them.

“To be fair, they deserved it,” her 25-year-old daughter Ellie Ikin told What’s The Jam.

Fed-up Brit on Cyprus holiday caught on camera removing towels from 1.30am sunbed hoggers - freeing loungers for guests who actually wanted to use them in the morning.
Samantha Cooper with partner Anthony Earl. (Jam Press/@ellieikin6)

“They were never down there until at least 3 pm.

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“Every morning was a struggle.

“The hotel said they had rules of no one putting towels down until 9 am, but no one listened.

“My mum noticed they were putting towels down at 1.30 am from her balcony.

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“We were annoyed because the people who were doing it didn’t sit around the pool until later in the afternoon.

“I was happy she pulled them off so other people actually got a chance to get a bed when they wanted to sit around the pool in the morning.”

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Ellie, who was holidaying in Cyprus with her mum, said she was happy the move gave other holidaymakers a chance to grab a bed for a morning swim or some sunbathing.

And while there was no drama – the towel owners going back to their old ways the very next day – the bold move made it easier to find a spot by the pool for a while.

She added, “It’s selfish.

“I completely understand the need of getting a bed early, but 1.30 am putting towels out when you have no intentions of being there in the morning is ridiculous.”

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