Can you reserve hotel pool sunbeds in Turkey with a towel if you leave for a while?
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TL;DR
At many hotels in Turkey, leaving a towel on a pool lounger does not guarantee the spot is reserved. If the sunbed stays empty for a long time, often around an hour or more, staff may remove the towel and free it up.
What the community said
At hotel pools in Turkey, a towel alone often does not count as a valid reservation. Travelers report that if nobody returns for roughly an hour, staff may remove the towel and make the lounger available to other guests.
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Even if you place towels early in the morning and step away briefly, the loungers may still be taken by other guests. This is especially an issue for larger groups trying to keep several sunbeds together.
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