A DISTRESSED mum burst into tears after she got caught in Benidorm’s chaotic sunbed wars.
Cayleigh Tuffs, 34, said she did not manage to secure a spot as desperate Brits were “swarming like ants” to reserve a space by the pool.
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The mum splashed out £2,000 for a Jet2 package holiday to Magic Aqua Rock Gardens in the Spanish hotspot with her husband Andrew 37, and eight-year-old daughter Charley.
But on their first day, they realise they would have to take part in sunbed wars and start queuing early if they wanted to beat other holidaymakers and secure a spot by the pool.
Cayleigh from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, told the Sun Online: “They’re like ants scurrying for food. It’s horrendous.
“We’ve seen people throw towels across the pool to get beds and people are running even though it’s massively slippery.
“We go on holiday five times a year and this is the first time we’ve ever seen anything like this.
“On the first day, we got here in the afternoon so there was no chance of getting a bed so we sat under a slide to get some shade.
“I was nearly in tears, it was horrendous.
“I’ve never wanted to cry on holiday before, but I did on that first day.
The mum who works as an IT manager noticed the pool is packed with queuing Brits an hour before it opens at 10am then “chaos” ensues when the gates are opened by staff.
Footage shot by Cayleigh on Thursday shows holidaymakers crammed near multiple entrances before rushing across the slippery floor to throw their towels on shaded sunbeds.
Stunned Cayleigh can be heard saying “Jesus Christ” as she and Charley wait to see if Andrew, who began queuing at 9am, could bag a spot for them.
The mum says there are at least three different entrances to the pool and some have even resorted to using a “sneaky” entrance near the toilet blocks.
She added: “Staff have no control. There’s a sign that says ‘if you leave towels for 20 minutes, we’ll remove them’ but I haven’t seen that happen in five days.
“There are people saving beds for five or six hours when nobody’s been on them. That’s really frustrating when I just want to watch my daughter play.
“When we’re not sitting around the pool we can’t see her play so she’s either got to stay with us or we’ve got to be in the pool with her. We can’t leave her on her own.
“Everyone’s moaning about the situation but I just avoid the conflict.”
Cayleigh, who flew home on Friday after five nights away, says she usually goes to “more relaxed” resorts in countries such as Tunisia or Turkey- and vowed never to return to Benidorm.
She said: “People I’ve shown have been shocked about it and they think it’s hilarious. You’ve just got to laugh about it.
“I’ve never seen so many people packed into one area in my life.
“I’ll never come with my family again because of how chaotic it is. I’ve been with my friends before but it’s been nothing like this year.”
Jet2 and Magic Costa Blanca, who oversee Magic Aqua Rock Garden, have been contacted for comment.
It comes after holidaymakers have even taken to reserving spots on the ground at some resorts.
Staff at a hotel in Tenerife were caught removing them after cheeky tourists had dumped their belongings and left.
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