Anonymous wrote:Just make note of any chairs that people "hold" with a towel/book/hat etc. After 90 minutes or so with no one using them just move their things to the pool towel cabana and take them over

On spring break I went to a resort that had a limit, 1 hour, I think. If your stuff didn't move in an hour, they would take your stuff and open up the chairs. They didn't have a pay to play option. I didn't really like that way either, but I did see a family come and just take someone's chairs next to us. I thought it was obnoxious, and the "owner" of those chairs was really mad when he came back. I would not want that kind of confrontation on vacation.

Anonymous wrote:Hell no!

F no!

Just make note of any chairs that people "hold" with a towel/book/hat etc. After 90 minutes or so with no one using them just move their things to the pool towel cabana and take them over

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Anonymous wrote:Just go at 8am and put your magazines and flip flops on 2 chairs.

I need 4 chairs, and I'd like to sleep in.

Life is full of choices.

You don’t actually need 4 chairs if your kids are little. And if they’re not little, they are old enough to take a turn waking up early to do the towels so you don’t have to every day.

Anonymous wrote:Glad to be reminded of why i would hate going to a resort like this for holidays

+1
I don't have it in me to compete with other people when I'm supposed to be relaxing.

I've found that I don't like sitting at a pool (even poolside view) with gross obnoxious people anyway. I'm fine with just getting a towel, putting my stuff neatly out of the way in a dry corner, swimming, then getting my towel and walking around a bit and leaving. I don't like lying around. But this was at a place where I could then head to the beach or something.

It would be absolutely worth it to me. Peace of mind and anything to add to relaxation is worth $150 when you're already spending so much.

Glad to be reminded of why i would hate going to a resort like this for holidays

Anonymous wrote:This is fully a question that only you can answer.

+1

Particularly since the op has been to the resort before.

This is fully a question that only you can answer.

Anonymous wrote:OP where is this place?

Atlantis or Baha Mar (mega resorts crowded with people…a million times worse than a cruise…where people fight for chairs).

OP where is this place?

Op, 40$ per chair is on the high end for busy resorts. You made it seem like it’s 150$ per chair. It’s expensive but not unheard of in expensive places.

Anonymous wrote:$150 per DAY or for a few days (for 4 chairs)?

It's per day for 4 chairs.

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Anonymous wrote:Dear God. I am not paying for crowds during my Christmas break. If sleeping in is worth it to you (it would be for me!), then go ahead and reserve the deck chairs, but are you sure there isn't somewhere quieter you could go?

Unfortunately, I like bigger resorts with lots of dining option on site so I don't have to leave if I don't want to. Along with this, comes lots of families with kids.

If you are going to Atlantis or Baha Mar, good luck.

I've been before, so I know what I'm getting into. I just find it annoying that I have to do this.