The early morning rush to grab a sun lounger before they run out has long been a ritual for Brits holidaying in the Costa del Sol.
Vacationers can sometimes barely wait for sunrise when they sprint into action – grabbing the recliners before they disappear like hotcakes.
Now, one hotel has gotten in on the craze, with a referee blowing a whistle to let guests know when it’s time for ready, steady, go.
Hilarious footage shows the moment holidaymakers get the whistle as they race to collect their sunbeds for the day.
The holidaymaker captured the footage at the Parasol Garden in Malaga, which is close to Hotel Estival Torrequebrada, where MailOnline reported other eager sun bathers grabbing loungers last week.
Hilarious footage captures the moment holidaymakers get the whistle as they race to collect their sunbeds for the day
Other tourists in southern Spain were captured grabbing loungers by the poolside early in the morning
Craig Trapps, who was staying at Hotel Estival Torrequebrada in Malaga, filmed a video of the other hilarious moment.
Mr Trapps said: ‘I managed to get into the pool area before it opened! As you can see the bloke takes around EIGHT sunbeds.
‘I had my towels removed by the Spanish and it turned nasty and nearly ended up in a fight.
‘I nearly ended up fighting with some Spanish who literally threw my towels off beds!’
Earlier this week, Mail Online reported how other tourists at the same hotel waited for up to two hours for prime spots to grab a lounger.
In a very British scene in southern Spain, men and women were pictured turning up long before the beach and swimming pools opened to ensure they get the best spot – and most brought a chair and a good book to pass the time.
But one witness said that once the gate opened each morning, ‘madness’ ensued, with ‘people literally running in’. Some parents shoved forward their children to sprint in and grab a sunbed because they are fitter and faster.
Charlotte Chartell told MailOnline that people were queueing up on chairs whilst reading ‘as they’ve been there so long’.
But she also concluded ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’, following her initial shock that people were waiting in line to get a sunlounger each day.
Ms Chartell said: ‘There are two pools, but only one for children, so everyone wants to get as close as they can to the slides as well. There definitely aren’t enough sun loungers for the number of guests in the hotel.
‘But as soon as the lifeguard opens the gate, people literally run in, someone sent their children running ahead of the adults. It’s madness. I was there the week before the holidays started so God knows what it’s like now.’
Holidaymakers across the Costa del Sol have been spotted racing each other to nab poolside sun loungers the moment sites open.
Footage from the weekend shows a huge queue of people in holiday attire standing in a line as they hope to get their hands on the best beds.
It comes after tourists in Tenerife were slammed as ‘sunbed warriors’ after they were spotted laying out loungers at 6.30am – three-and-a-half hours before the pool was due to open.
The footage from Benalmádena, Costa del Sol, shows hundreds of vacationers waiting outside the pool area, only to start sprinting towards the sun beds as soon as they could.
People queue for sun loungers at Hotel Estival Torrequebrada near Malaga – many brought chairs and a good book as they waited for almost two hours before the beach and pool opened
One tourist at the resort, Laury Mackie, told MailOnline: ‘Gates open at 10am and off they go.
‘There’s a clear strategy… look at the determination in the directions they take. Watch the lifeguard and maintenance guy clearly taking the mick.’
One man even appears to run and grab two sun loungers from the corner of the area, put them on his back and carry them to his preferred spot.
‘Then there’s the world’s strongest dad hurling two sun loungers over his shoulder,’ said Ms Mackie.
‘Funnily enough most of the dads seem to run in one particular direction… towards the self service beer.’
She added: ‘It’s hilarious viewing as we all calmly wait to wander into the Adults only pool.
‘The kids pool reminded me of the parents race at sports day in school… absolutely hilarious! I’d say there were 100 plus there each morning, god knows when they set up camp.’
People at the front of the line appear more desperate to bag their space, sprinting ahead of the crowd, while those at the back seem more defeated.
Holidaymakers in Costa Del Sol have been spotted racing each other to nab poolside sun loungers the moment the doors open
Footage shows a huge queue of people in holiday attire standing in a line as they hope to get their hands on the best beds
The footage in Benalmádena, Costa Del Sol, shows hundreds of vacationers waiting outside the pool area, only to start sprinting towards the sun beds as soon as the doors open
In a similar fashion Spanish locals were seen out before dawn to lay down their towels in a prime spot on a Costa Blanca beach last week.
The early-risers in Torrevieja proudly planted their flags in the sand even before the sun rose.
They began setting up at 5.30am just after council cleaners finished their night shift – as similar scenes also played out just over an hour’s drive away in the popular holiday spot of Benidorm.
One local dug his sun umbrella – the red and yellow of the Spanish national flag – into the sand and plonked his deckchair beside it before disappearing.
Another even planted a mini-Spanish flag into the top of his parasol – and stood next to it with his arms crossed in front of him as if he were defending his territory against foreign marauders.
Spanish locals have been spotted out before dawn to lay down their towels in a prime spot on a Costa Blanca beach
Early-risers in Torrevieja last week proudly planted their flags in the sand even before the sun rose
Spanish early-risers started setting up for the day at around 5.30am, just after council cleaners had finished their night shift
Monica Gomez, Benidorm’s councillor for beaches and the environment, said last month: ‘There are also people who put out their belongings at this early time of the morning and go home, and that is something that is not allowed.
‘By-laws mean the local police have the power to the act when items are left on the beach in this way and it leads to conflict between beachgoers and they always act when required to in order to mediate and try to resolve disputes to make sure both parties can enjoy a good day out on the sand.
‘If it’s proved someone has abandoned their sun umbrella or sun lounger the police have the power to remove it.
‘Generally the items are left on the beach itself, by one of the entry points or by the lifeguard’s tower.
‘That means that when the person concerned goes to pick them up they can be advised this is something they shouldn’t be doing so they can be urged not to repeat it.
‘We always appeal to peoples’ personal responsibility so we all exercise a correct use of our beaches and enjoy them.
‘However if people persist in this sort of behaviour where they abandon sunbeds and umbrellas and generate conflict with other beach users, the police can sanction them for a reiteration of a practice that is not permitted.’