The Essex, Vermont's Culinary Resort & Spa

The Essex is Vermont's most conference-capable full-service resort and the only property in New England whose identity is genuinely organized around culinary programming rather than treating food and beverage as a supporting amenity. The Cook Academy, housed in two dedicated culinary teaching kitchens, offers hands-on programs ranging from knife skills to full Italian feasts, and Iron Chef-style team-building competitions give group planners an F&B-centered activity that is genuinely unique in the Vermont market. With 120 guest rooms and suites, over 35,000 square feet of meeting space across 12 flexible indoor and outdoor venues, an 18-hole championship golf course, six clay tennis courts, a full-service spa with a 25-yard indoor lap pool, and a restaurant program built around Vermont's seasonal ingredients and local farms, the resort delivers a comprehensive four-season meeting package. Seven miles from Burlington International Airport with shuttle service, the Essex is the most logistically straightforward full-service conference property in Vermont and the natural choice for planners whose groups will stay on property for multi-day programs where culinary programming provides a meaningful point of differentiation.

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