Vacation in the towel stress: This is how the reservations are annoying!

Vacation in the towel stress: This is how the reservations are annoying!

For many vacationers in the German hotels, the fight for the best loungers at the pool is a painful topic. According to a recent survey by HolidayCheck, a clear majority of respondents, namely 60 percent, have had the experience that POOLL wins are proven with towels early in the morning without the "owners" being in sight. At the same time, it turns out that 70 percent of the survey participants have never reached such means to secure a place. Nevertheless, 23 percent occasionally used a towel to reserve a good place, while the few that regularly use towels for reservation only make up 3 percent, such as [Süddeutsche.de] (https://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/umfrage-zur-ur-laubszeit-handuch-meine-pool-liege-wiehaben-darueber-da.

But what do the vacationers do who feel annoyed by the towel reservations? Over 60 percent feel frustration about the behavior of their fellow travelers. Nevertheless, every fourth in a survey at T-Online often reserved a lie-often as a consequence of the pressure Exercise vacationers. The survey also shows that 71 percent of the respondents consider behavior to be typically German, which further exhilarates the conflict over the loungers.

legal framework conditions

The problem of reservation is not only a question of good behavior, but also has legal dimensions. A current judgment of the Hanover District Court has made it clear that hotel guests can be held responsible for compliance with the reservation rules. Travel defects can exist if the number of loungers is not in an appropriate relationship to the number of guests. A hotel guest who had booked a package tour to Rhodes successfully complained about the reduction in travel price because he could not use enough lying down and the hotel rule of preventing reservations without use for more than 30 minutes. The court decided that in this case a travel price reduction of 15 percent of its daily price was justified-that is EUR 322.77 of a total of 5,260 euros, such as [anwalt.de] (https://www.anwalt.de/rechtstipps/reisemangel-freier--legen-des-des-hotels-- lieben--220843.html) reported.

These legal requirements put a light on the responsibility of the hotels when providing loungers and demands that they take appropriate measures to respect the wishes of their guests and at the same time remain fair. The court also found that the vacationers are not obliged to remedy the situation themselves if the reserved loungers are not used.

conclusion: a conflict of behavior

In total, it can be seen that despite a widespread aversion to reserving loungers in the pool area, many guests do not shy away from using even towels to secure their places. The discussion about clear rules and control in the hotels is increasingly absorbing, because 59 percent of those surveyed support strict regulations and controls. Nevertheless, there seem to be voices that consider reserving as "completely okay". So the question remains: How can this conflict be dissolved, and can hotels ultimately guarantee every guest a positive holiday experience? These topics are currently more important than ever and will probably continue to initiate many discussions in the hotel industry in the future.