More than 100 tourists were filmed waiting in line for over an hour to secure poolside sunbeds at a hotel in Tenerife.Nick Hughes, 49, from North Wales, was enjoying breakfast at the Paradise Park Hotel in Los Cristianos in July when he noticed guests beginning to gather behind a barrier near the pool at 7.45am.The holidaymaker, who had travelled to the Canary Islands with his wife Joanne, 38, and their two sons, Finley, 10, and Ellis, seven, said the queue continued to grow over the next hour.When staff removed the barrier at 9am on July 29, guests made their way towards the loungers, with some throwing towels onto empty sunbeds to claim their spots. Nick, a contract catering operations manager, said: ‘I would estimate there were more than 100 people involved altogether. ‘The crowd seemed to approach from both directions and there were people of all ages. ‘It was much larger than I would ever have expected. Some people appeared to have been waiting for around an hour and fifteen minutes.’ Nick Hughes, 49, with his wife Joanne, 38, and their two sons, Finley, 10, and Ellis, seven The holidaymaker noted how a crowd of around 100 people began to gather by the pool at Tenerife Paradise Park Hotel from 7.45am Once staff opened the pool area at 9am, a frantic dash ensured, with tourists weaving in and out of one another and throwing towels from afar on beds in an effort to secure them He noted that he observed ‘individuals already in position’ at 7.45am, where they remained until the barrier was removed. Nick continued: ‘That’s a significant amount of holiday time to spend queuing for a sunbed.’Before the barrier was opened, everyone seemed very relaxed and friendly. People were chatting, laughing and generally behaving as you would expect on holiday.’The moment the barrier came down, however, everything changed. What had been a calm queue suddenly became a sprint, with people rushing in all directions to secure their preferred spot.’The contrast between the calm atmosphere beforehand and the chaos afterwards was what made it so remarkable. I started filming because I genuinely thought it was funny.’While he’d heard plenty of stories from friends and family about the infamous sunbed dash at holiday resorts, Nick revealed he’d never actually seen one for himself.The father-of-two said: ‘This was the first hotel I’ve stayed in where I’ve actually seen such a large-scale rush happen in person. It was one of those things you almost don’t believe until you see it with your own eyes.’As I watched more people gathering, I realised this was likely to be one of those moments that people wouldn’t believe unless they saw it themselves.’I never expected the footage to attract so much attention afterwards.’ Nick noted how ‘surreal’ it was to watch more and more people gather, adding that he couldn’t help wondering how much of their holiday morning people were giving up just to grab a particular sunbed. While he’d heard plenty of stories from from friends and family about the infamous sunbed dash at holiday resorts, Nick revealed he’d never actually seen one for himself.He said: ‘For me, being on holiday is about relaxing, enjoying breakfast and spending time with the family, so the whole thing seemed quite bizarre but very entertaining to watch.’He recalled observing people weaving around each other to get ahead, with some even throwing towels onto loungers before they’d reached them – scenes that quickly turned into what he described as a tactical game. The rush appeared even more bizarre given that the hotel displays signs asking guests not to reserve sunbeds. To alleviate the problem, Nick suggested that hotels ought to allocate sunbeds to guests at check-in or introduce an app-based booking system instead. He pointed out that there were plenty of loungers across the resort, suggesting the rush was driven more by competition for the best spots than by any shortage of loungers.Nick said: ‘A better system would remove the stress and ensure everyone’s holiday starts in a more relaxed way.’Nick and his family enjoyed breakfast before heading to a larger pool area elsewhere in the complex, which opens later.’That’s one of the reasons I find the whole situation so amusing. While hundreds of people were queuing and rushing for beds, we’ve been able to enjoy a stress-free start to the day and still get exactly what we needed.’The clip has since racked up more than 2,700 views online.One commenter wrote, ‘Why would you want to sit around the pool all day anyway,’ while another said: ‘My idea of hell.’ A third added: ‘This was the highlight of our holiday. We sat at the window for breakfast just so we could watch.’A fourth viewer joked, ‘I’d be on the next plane home,’ while a fifth said, ‘The best hotels remove towels that aren’t attended to.’The Daily Mail has contacted Tenerife Paradise Park Hotel for comment.