Nicholas Barger has been appointed General Manager at The Essex, Vermont’s Culinary Resort and Spa in Essex Junction
The Essex, Vermont’s Culinary Resort and Spa, today announced the appointment of Nicholas Barger as general manager. In this position, Barger is responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction and vision to strengthen and expand the culinary positioning of the resort, as well as overseeing operational and asset management. Barger brings more than a decade of hospitality experience to Essex, including his most recent leadership roles at other Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, LLC properties such as the Zermatt Resort and Homestead Resort in Midway, UT. Prior to Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, LLC, Barger served as director of rooms at The Modern Honolulu in Hawaii. During his tenure, he increased the resort’s TripAdvisor ranking to #3 from #25 in the Honolulu market, tripled spa and retail revenues through team member training, updating product mix, and analyzing sales, among other successes. His previous work experience also includes the roles of resort manager at Makaha Resort & Spa in Oahu, HI, and rooms division manager at Makaha Resort & Golf Club in Waianae, HI, as well as various director and manager positions at Zermatt Resort in Midway, UT.
