When it comes to the most expensive beach towns in the United States, it’s probably not where you’d expect it to be. If you guessed Hawaii or Malibu, wrong. It’s Montauk, the eastern most point of Long Island, New York, nicknamed “The End.”

Cheaphotels.org released a study this week ranking the 20 most costly beach towns based on the cheapest overnight hotel rate for a double room during the month of August. Hotels with a 2-star rating or lower were excluded from comparison, as were hotels not near the beach.

Let’s take a look at some possible venues to hold meetings in each of the top 20 beach communities.

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