A British tourist says the sunbed dash at her Spanish hotel was so competitive she didn't use a lounger for her entire week-long holiday.

Adele Gough, 35, watched in disbelief as guests massed by the pool gates at 9am before charging forward and hurling towels on sunbeds.

She captured the chaotic scenes at the four-star GHT Oasis Park Hotel in Lloret de Mar, Spain, on camera last week (July 31).

Adele, a hotel cleaner from Great Shefford, Berks., found it so "selfish" she refused to join in - and didn't get to use a lounger for her entire holiday."

She said: "At first I found it all pretty funny and typical of holiday-goers. It was entertaining to watch."

"But I do think it's a bit selfish, as most of the sunbeds just sat there with a towel on them all day."

Adele, who was celebrating her birthday on the trip, said there weren't any clear rules about reserving sunbeds, which she believes led to the panicked rush each morning.

Not wanting to spend her mornings queuing and running, Adele chose to skip the sunbed scramble entirely.

She said: "There weren't any signs or rules posted anywhere around the hotel so all people could do was wait until the lifeguards opened the gates and then rush in."

"I decided not to bother so I didn't end up using the sunbeds at all this holiday."