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These new and renovated properties are redefining luxury, all with an oceanfront twist. Who doesnt love a meeting on the beachfront? Something about the coastal breeze and expansive blue waters just feels like luxury, in every definition of the word. These new and renovated hotels and resorts bring that luxury to an even higher degree, each in their own unique way.
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