Guests stuck in a quarantine hotel have been left with just a 2.5 metre wide concrete strip to exercise on.
Since jetting back into the country from red list destinations, people staying at the Hampton by Hilton at Edinburgh Airport have been walking and running inside the site's car park.
Short periods of time spent on the tarmac was the only chance they had to get outdoors during the 10 day quarantine period, Edinburgh Live reported.
But the car park has since been suddenly closed off to them, leaving them with just a small patch to stretch their legs.
Edinburgh Airport, which owns the car park in question, says it is waiting on security firm G4S to confirm whether it has relevant cover and insurance in case guests are injured.
G4S bosses claim they are not responsible for agreeing the use of the car park with the hotel and this is instead a matter between the hotel and airport.
The hotel says it's nothing to do with them as they don't manage the quarantine programme at the facility.
While staying at the hotel, guests are required to call down to reception to ask G4S staff if they are able to go out to exercise under supervision.
Workers then escort the guests outside and supervise them as they do their workouts – often in 15 minute slots.
Gareth Wilson is moving to Scotland from South Africa and he's been staying at the Hampton by Hilton for the past nine days.
He says he would use the car park for exercise several times each day before it was closed on Wednesday.
The 39-year-old former journalist said: "There are a lot of people here with their kids.
"I mean, imagine being stuck in the room with young kids and unable to get out and exercise.
"When I arrived all you'd have to do was phone up the security and they'd escort you down the stairs and watch you do your exercise.
"You could work out for 15 minutes at a time, so it was pretty good.
"It wasn't until I phoned down to ask if I could go out that I found out we weren't allowed to use it. I basically asked if I could go for a run and they said no.
"What I would say is that the staff at the hotel have been really good, they are just following the rules. They probably think the rules are stupid too."
Gareth's quarantine ends this weekend, but he says he's concerned about new guests arriving and being unable to exercise in an adequate outdoors space.
Fellow guest David Knight was furious when he found out the car park was now a no-go area.
The 48-year-old is quarantining in Edinburgh before returning home to Cardiff after eight years teaching English at the Muscat Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Oman.
He said: "My philosophy is that fresh air and contact with nature helps.
"I've been able to tolerate the quarantine hotel because the access we had to the car park. I'd been able to go out and do laps, jogging two or three times a day.
"But what they've done is they've removed the car park for everyone, and now there's just one concrete strip everyone has to use for their exercise.
"You can't run there – it's about 2.5 metres wide. You'd feel like an idiot running there.
"I was really angry about this. I was furious. It's a dumb idea to keep us all locked up in rooms with no proper space to exercise."
He added: "They temporarily closed it on Monday and I got really angry about it.
"Thankfully they reinstated it and I was able to use it four times that day. The same happened again on Tuesday, but it was Wednesday when they properly closed it for good.
"You obviously can't speak to people too much because of Covid but people are very cross about what has happened."
An Edinburgh Airport spokesperson said the situation could have easily been avoided and they want G4S to get in touch to discuss safe use of the car park.
They said: "This could have been avoided if we were approached from the beginning to ensure this issue did not arise, and we have tried to speak to G4S to make sure they have relevant cover and insurance to cover any potential accidents that may occur as guests exercise under their supervision.
"We have asked for a simple email to confirm this to allow us to re-open the site while we work to formalise an agreement that works for both parties, and we encourage G4S to speak to us about this.”
G4S say they have conducted a risk assessment of the car park but the lease agreement is between the airport and the hotel, and it's not up to them to allow access.
Anyone arriving in Scotland from a red list country is required to enter a managed quarantine at a quarantine hotel lasting 10 days (11 nights).
The cost for a single person is £1,750.
