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CITY, UT and BURLINGTON, VT, Jan. 23, 2014—Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, a
full-service hotel management company that specializes in owning and operating
luxury and upscale urban hotels and resorts, today announced the company has
assumed management of the 120-room, AAA Four Diamond Essex Culinary Resort
and Spa in Burlington, Vt.
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| Jeff McIntyre |
The resort is at 70
Essex Way in Essex (Burlington) VT and is situated on 18 acres tucked between
Vermont's Green Mountains and Lake Champlain.
"Essex Culinary Resort and Spa is a hand-in-glove fit
with our growing portfolio of 18 luxury and upscale resorts and hotels,"
said Jeff McIntyre, principal of Gemstone.
"Essex is
smartly on-trend for today's food-savvy, wellness-focused traveler, and our
team has a unique understanding of the operational and marketing needs of
one-of-a-kind resort properties. Gemstone specializes in creating and
celebrating 'brands of one'."
"More and more, we see leisure, group and business
travelers looking for an experience, not just a place to stay. The authentic,
local experience that is the essence of Essex clearly resonates with their
guests," noted Thomas Prins, principal of Gemstone.
"We look
forward to tailoring our proven marketing and management systems to The
Essex in order to attract active,
travelling foodies who want to expand their culinary skills and knowledge while
savoring locally-inspired fine cuisine."
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| Thomas Prins |
The resort's culinary experience, includes two restaurants,
10,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and catering venues, and one of the
most unique and rustic wedding locations in all of New England—The Ponds.
The true distinguishing feature of “Vermont's Culinary
Resort”, is the in-house “Cook Academy”, where guests have the opportunity to
learn from the resort's world class chefs in special classes and daily
samplings.
The school and the resort's
food and beverage offerings are under the direction of award-winning, certified
European master chef Arnd Sevier. The
hotel's restaurants, Amuse and The Tavern, are led by two-time Vermont Iron
Chef Shawn Calley.
Essex Culinary Resort and Spa also features the area's only
full-service spa, The Spa at Essex, with ten treatment rooms, a fitness center,
indoor lap pool, a seasonally available outdoor pool and hot tub and a
full-service salon. The resort also is
home to Vermont Tennis Vacations, listed among Vermont's best by Tennis
Magazine, and the area's only 18 hole executive golf course.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Lauralee Dobbins, media
(703) 435-6293
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