Essex girls' trip has 'amazing' beach view spoilt by 'obnoxious' yellow boat

Chloe Papworth flew off to Rhodes, Greece, with a group of pals for an autumnal break to celebrate her best friend's birthday.

The 31-year-old said the group paid 110 euros to reserve the cabana sunbeds on the first row at Saint Paul's Bay to experience the view.

While Chloe admits the price was high, she thinks it is worth it as they were very close to the sea.

But the business owner was disappointed to see a bright yellow-submarine tourist boat anchoring right in front of her sunbed.

Footage shows the amazing view from the beach before the camera moves to the boat, with the caption saying 'Well, that wasn't on the cabana menu.'

Chloe said the boat dropped off a group of tourists and sailed off, but returned twice during her stay at the beach.

The holidaymaker said the boat ruined the 'aesthetic' of the beach and did not fit in with its surroundings.

Chloe, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, said: "It was a girl's trip, we go every year for my best friend's birthday.

"We went to Saint Paul's Bay and those sunbeds were 110 euros. It was quite expensive but we wanted to experience it.

"It was lovely, I think it was worth it, not everyone would agree. We were so close to the sea, the view was amazing.

"It was funny that we paid all this money and that massive yellow-submarine looking thing came, it was ironic really.

"It didn't really fit with the aesthetic. The colour was obnoxious, it was a tourist boat, it came from another island or another part of Rhodes.

"The people were fine, we don't know where they went, they just disappeared. It came back twice in the day. They were all tourists and looked like they were going to walk up the acropolis.

"It was just so random, it didn't tie into anything. It didn't tie to the people that were on it and it didn't tie to the place.

"It just dropped them off and then went again.

"We made this funny video and laughed at it. I wouldn't have wanted it to stay there. Thank God it left."

Some commenters online have pointed out that you shouldn't complain about tourists when you are a tourist yourself.

One commenter said: "Tourists when other tourists do touristy things."

Another said: "Why would you pay that much?"

Meanwhile, others agreed with Chloe's complaint.

But one said: "No cause this would boil my blood?"

Another said: "Girl… I paid for a boat trip and it was this yellow monstrosity."

The owners of the beach explained that they have 'no jurisdiction over which vessels arrive at the public jetty of St Paul's Bay'.

They said that the vessel is privately owned and no affiliation of the beach or nearby restaurant.

They said that while t is not permanently moored in the bay, it has been seen on occasion to drop off and pick up passengers from both the main bay of Lindos and St Paul's bay.