Bas Smit is again overloaded with negative reviews. After the failure of his De Amsterdamse Zomer concert series, people are now throwing up his event Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs.
It should be clear by now that Bas Smit and organizing events are not a good combination. After he already organized the Fyre Festival of the polder last summer – his De Amsterdamse Zomer concert series was an organizational drama – it is now his winter event Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs that is under fire.
Dramatic Reviews
Bas’s winter paradise is flooded with negative reviews, the juice channel Reality FBI notes. “Bas’ winter paradise is not a party for everyone. The negative Google reviews are not tender. The event now scores about a 2.4 stars. And that is indeed true: the reviews are real dramatic.
What exactly is Bas’ winter paradise in Amsterdam supposed to represent? There is a large indoor and outdoor skating rink, there is a Ferris wheel, folk artists such as Tino Martin perform and you can have something to eat and drink. All not really lofty of course, but apparently Nicolette van Dam’s husband wants to bring some level to it.
Sweatpants ban
Bas even refuses people who show up at his rink in warm sweatpants after nightfall. Even if they have already bought expensive tickets. “Bought tickets for 130 euros only to find out that someone from the group is not allowed to enter with sweatpants,” Benny complains.
Even children are not allowed to come in warm sweatpants. “The boundary for what is or isn’t sweatpants isn’t clear either. Others besides us were allowed in line with similar pants. We were put out of line with shouting and shoving.”
‘Shameful!’
huh? Expelled from the queue with shouting and shoving because of sweatpants? That must have been an incident. uh, no. Countless visitors complain about Bas’ antisocial staff. “I think the security all had the IQ of their shoe size. Normal communication is a difficult task,” says someone.
One Edwin: “For the security guards who are ever going to read this: there are plenty of opportunities in other fields where you can scream and not have to use your brain.”
And Jeroen: “Weirdly bad staff. SHAMEFUL!”
Yet another: “Truly terrible security. I had to throw away the food I bring to the food bank every week or I wouldn’t be allowed in.”
Harbor Club
Sanne thinks that Bas and Nicolette have gotten a little too excited. “We weren’t allowed in because we were wearing sweatpants and sweatpants. It was super cold, so we thought: nice and warm. They think it’s the Harbor Club.”
Marie: “What the hell does a dress code against sweatpants mean?? If I were you I would quickly change your attitude because this is not going well.”
And Nisrine: “Worthless staff and everything too pricey. Definitely not worth it.”
Cold hot dogs
At Bas’s summer event, there was a lot of criticism about the catering. How’s that here? Too jerky, say visitors. Arelyse: “Ordered hot dogs. Was still frozen on the inside, but warm on the outside. “
Thom: “The food was extremely expensive and was not good value for money. 11 euros for a lukewarm burger with practically nothing on it and you have to look for the sauce with a magnifying glass is not worth it.”
One Ro even complains about food poisoning. “The dishes should be properly heated before consumption, and not kept warm for too long before delivery due to bacterial growth, etc. So watch what you eat!”
Incidentally, it is striking that several positive reviews have been left by people affiliated with Bas. “Twelve of these are from employees of Bookaball (3), The Padellers (3) and 4PM (6),” says an attentive reader.
Winter paradise
The winter paradise of Bas:
