Setting is what most people shortlist on and it is not a pricing category. A winery, a golf club, a beach, a rooftop and a warehouse are wildly different businesses that happen to host weddings, and each has its own reason for the number it quotes. Knowing what kind of business you are talking to explains the quote better than any comparison of venues does.
Ask three suppliers for a price
Golf course wedding venues near me and others whose main business is something else
A winery sells wine, a golf club sells memberships and a hotel sells rooms, and each treats a wedding as a way to fill capacity it already has. That usually means a lower room fee and a strong expectation about what you buy: the winery's wine, the club's catering, a block of hotel rooms. Those expectations are legitimate and they are where the money is, so ask early what you are required to take and at what price, because it decides the total far more than the hire fee does.
Beach, rooftop and warehouse venues: settings that add cost
A beach, a rooftop and a warehouse all look like cheap space and all carry a build. A beach needs permissions, access, power and a wet weather plan; a rooftop needs a lift, wind limits and often a curfew that is stricter than the venue below it; a warehouse needs everything, because it is a shed with a good ceiling. None of that makes them bad choices and all of it should be priced before the deposit rather than after.
Asian wedding venues and other cultural and community weddings
A venue that regularly hosts large Asian weddings is set up for a different event: more guests, outside caterers, a ceremony space as well as a dining room, longer days and often several days. Venues that do this well publish it, and venues that have never done it will say yes and discover the catering and the numbers late. Ask what the largest wedding they have hosted was, whether outside caterers are allowed and what the kitchen hire is, because those three answers separate the venues that can from the venues that will try.
Questions people ask about winery wedding venues
Is a country club wedding cheaper, or a winery?
The room fee often is, because the wedding fills capacity they already have. Expect requirements about their wine, their catering or their rooms, which is where the real cost sits.
What do rooftop wedding venues cost extra?
Lift access, wind limits that can close the terrace, a stricter curfew than the building below, and a wet weather plan. Ask what happens to your event if the terrace is closed on the day.
What should I ask a venue about a large cultural wedding?
The largest wedding they have hosted, whether outside caterers are permitted and what the kitchen hire costs, and whether there is a separate ceremony space. Those three answers separate experience from willingness.