TikTok erupts over pool wars after hotels tries to stop sunbed reservations
A Melbourne woman holidaying in Queensland has been baffled by a “selfish” hotel act commonly seen in Europe. Guests have engaged in “sunbed wars”, reserving pool lounges for later in the day by leaving their belongings at the crack of dawn. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: ‘Selfish’ hotel pool act slammed. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Emily Cooper had to decide between sleeping in or getting a spot by the pool on her holiday at Fortitude Valley’s Calile Hotel. But she found every sunbed reserved by 6.52am. Cooper shared footage of the guests claiming their pool lounges on TikTok and said: “We learned the hard way the day before that if you don’t do this crazy s*** to get a sunbed , you won’t be anywhere near the pool.” It showed the hotel pool remaining largely empty throughout the morning as guests filtered in and out of the area without staying to swim or relax. The “#poolwars” or “# sunbed wars” are not local to Queensland, with hashtagged videos of the beha...