Let's skip the jokes about the Ukrainian champion.
First of all, I want to express my huge gratitude to Maxim for meeting me, picking me up, providing accommodation, showing me around, entertaining me, and introducing me to interesting people. Everything was really great.
Regarding the venue, it is magnificent. The beach is just a 5-minute walk away. There is a barbecue grill and stove, microwave – everything you might need. The rooms are comfortable with all amenities (TV, refrigerator, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, shower cabin, toilet). There are comfortable gazebos outside. The base is located far from the road, so it is quite quiet. In short, it’s very comfortable.
As for prices, considering that the season is over, although every day the temperature was 25-29 degrees Celsius, and the sea water was 21-23 degrees, they are not much higher than in other cities of Ukraine. Shops are within a 5-minute walk. Moreover, since some shops are closing down, they sell their stock at discounted prices; I bought beer at 25% below the original price.
Regarding Dirty's post, where he decided to analyze what went wrong:
1. You feel like organizing something.
It makes sense that this feeling arose.
2. You look for like-minded helpers from your city (or if you feel you have enough strength on your own, then do it alone).
I took on the task myself.
3. Together with the team, find a suitable location and choose convenient dates.
Why look for a location when there is already one? Convenient dates were chosen with good weather. Moreover, they were flexible because Maxim is constantly at this base during the season.
4. Create a thread on the forum stating: everyone who wants to join is invited to such-and-such city, on such-and-such days, within such-and-such timeframe, and the cost of the trip is such-and-such.
The first post with specific dates and the city, as well as the cost of the trip, can be found here: /topic/at/1019692/.
Maybe I’m missing something, but in my opinion, everything is logical and clearly explained.
Maxim also introduced me to a person who could prepare food for the tournament participants, had such a tournament taken place. First, almost all the food is cooked over an open fire or grill, and second, it's very tasty. And the prices are just ridiculous; roughly speaking, $6 for three meals (or 350 rubles). Accommodation costs 200 hryvnias per person in luxury rooms (500 rubles). That means 350 hryvnias or 850 rubles per day for very good conditions, a pleasant atmosphere, the sea, the beach, sunshine, and great relaxation. At the same time, these are maximum prices; if you want, you can manage even cheaper.
As for why everyone backed out from coming (work, family, being busy, or simply laziness), believe me, you missed out on a lot if you could have come but didn't.
I strongly advise everyone that if Maxim decides to organize another event, don't hesitate – just go!
At your request, here is the link to the base: http://kirillovka.ks.ua/madrid/ (although Maxim already provided this link before)