Ellie McAdams, a tourist in Tenerife, has been praised for removing towels from sunbeds that had been unoccupied for five hours, a move she described as "getting her own back" on "selfish sunbed hoggers." The incident, shared on TikTok, has garnered over 11,000 views and sparked debate about sunbed reservation etiquette.
What Happened at the Poolside
McAdams, on her last day of holiday, noticed a group of sun loungers by the pool that had been empty for four hours. She approached the lifeguard, who gave her permission to move the towels. She and her companions then occupied the beds. In a follow-up video, she noted the beds remained unoccupied for five hours. "You can't claim beds and then f*** off out for the day. It's rude and it's selfish," she said.
Public Reaction and Support
Viewers overwhelmingly supported McAdams. One commented, "No sun lounger should be reserved and unoccupied for more than an hour." Another said, "Well done. I remove towels every day when I'm away on holiday. People have to learn." A third added, "I find people absolutely selfish for even putting towels down, first come first served."
Hotel Policies on Sunbed Reservations
There is no universal rule for sunbed reservations; policies vary by hotel. Many resorts remove towels left unattended for one to two hours, storing them in lost property. Others require advance booking or assign beds to specific rooms. Online forums like Reddit generally disapprove of reserving beds with towels at sunrise and leaving them unused for hours, labeling the behavior as selfish.
McAdams clarified that this was the only time she struggled to find a bed during her trip. In comments, she wrote, "There was three of us and one little boy. This was our last couple hours by the pool before our transfer, and was the only time we walked about and couldn't find one!"
