August 1, 2017, 3:38 pm | Read time: 2 minutes
When you ask the British about typical German behaviors, one stereotype always comes up: our knack for reserving pool loungers. However, a video taken by a guest at a hotel in Gran Canaria clearly shows that the English are way ahead in this regard.
On your marks, get set, go!
It’s a full-on race among the guests at the Servatur Waikiki Hotel in Gran Canaria to secure the best sun lounger. As soon as the pool opens, they rush in as if there’s no tomorrow. The most coveted spots are, of course, those in the front row right by the pool. Some guests literally throw their towels onto the loungers to beat others to it and secure several spots next to each other.
The almost dramatic scenes were captured by a hotel guest from his balcony at the four-star resort in Playa del Inglés. According to the British “Mirror,” the majority of vacationers at this hotel are from the United Kingdom. The report states that as early as 7:30 a.m., the first guests line up to grab the best spots when the pool area opens at 8 a.m. And so it goes morning after morning.
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TRAVELBOOK learned from hotel circles that the aggressive practice of guests reserving loungers has become a real problem this summer. According to the “Mirror,” the hotel apparently fears that accidents could occur. Hotel staff have also been instructed to remove towels from loungers that have been unused for three hours.
The worst offenders in reserving loungers are clearly the English and the Irish, an insider told the British newspaper. Many Germans, on the other hand, would first enjoy a leisurely breakfast before heading to the pool.
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According to the “Huffington Post,” a 2015 survey also showed that the British reserve loungers more often than the Germans. The British travel website “TravelSupermarket” surveyed around 2,000 Germans and 2,000 of their compatriots about certain vacation habits. It turned out that the likelihood of deliberately reserving pool loungers is twice as high among the British as it is among the Germans.
Well, dear Brits, we gladly hand over THIS stereotype to you.