Choose was or were.

The idea to go to the island ... brilliant. My friends Pam and Ann ... interested in windsurfing there. I ... happy to spend my holidays with my friends. Jane ... not with us because she ... ill. It ... quiet on the island because there ... no many people there. Our hotel ... modern. The food there ... delicious. There ... a lot of flowers near our hotel. The weather ... fine.
My friends and I ... mad about this place.