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A holiday sunlounger dispute at a resort turned heated when a man allegedly confronted another guest on crutches, prompting a holidaymaker to share the episode on Reddit. The post, which drew dozens of replies, highlights ongoing tensions around the practice of reserving poolside chairs.
What the witness says happened
The poster described watching a man in his sixties become aggressive after discovering his towel had been moved from a prime sunbed. The couple involved included a man with a broken leg using crutches, she said.
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According to the account, the older man claimed he had placed his towel early in the morning — before 7am — yet the dispute took place around 1.30pm and he had not returned tooccupy the lounger. The witness also reported the man used a crude insult, writing that the injured guest had “no d**k” for needing crutches. The original Reddit post carried a warning that some language might offend readers.
Online reaction
The thread prompted a range of responses from users quick to weigh in on how to handle such encounters.
Some readers said they avoid hotels where they expect confrontational behaviour. Others recommended a practical route: involve hotel staff, noting many properties now have rules on sunlounger reservations.
Several contributors criticised the practice of reserving loungers for long periods. One commenter labelled it “blatant arrogance,” while another suggested simply removing an unattended towel and returning to the spot when convenient.
The poster’s follow-up
In a later update, the holidaymaker said she enjoyed reading the replies and admitted she and her group joked about revenge tactics — without any intention of following through. She supplied one example of their banter: slipping tiny pieces of buffet meat under the man’s towel to attract ants when he wasn’t there.
She stressed these ideas were merely tongue-in-cheek and should not be attempted.
Why it matters
Sunbed reserving remains a frequent complaint among travellers and can escalate into confrontations. Readers in the Reddit thread offered three practical responses: choose accommodation with a different clientele, pay more for resorts that manage poolside behaviour, or ask staff to step in.
Separately, some hotels have been publicly praised for introducing measures to limit reservations and reduce disputes, underlining that management policies can help defuse such situations before they flare up.
