Common Orlando has introduced particulars about its two latest resorts: Common Stella Nova Resort and Common Terra Luna Resort. This shares opening dates, beginning costs (and a price comparability to Walt Disney World’s Worth Resorts), facilities, and different options, plus our commentary about these lodging additions to Central Florida.
Delivered to life by the award-winning Common Inventive staff and co-owned and operated by Loews Inns & Co, the alluring resorts place visitors within the heart of marvelous galaxies and various planetary parts for an expertise in contrast to wherever else within the universe in response to Common Orlando. Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort provide tranquil sleeping lodging, entertaining facilities for the entire household to take pleasure in, varied cosmic-inspired eating choices and extra.
Boasting a mixed whole of 1,500 luminous, ultramodern and surreal visitor rooms (all Common’s phrases, not mine), Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort present lodging choices for visitors to seamlessly expertise all of the jaw-dropping thrills of a Common Orlando trip at an inexpensive value level beginning at $147 (per evening, plus tax) based mostly on a keep of 4 nights or extra.
For reference, this $147 rack fee places Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort within the Prime Worth Resort tier, proper alongside Common’s Aventura Resort and Cabana Bay Seaside Resort. Each are above the lowest-tier Worth Inns, which is a slot occupied solely by Common’s Countless Summer time Resort – Dockside Inn & Suites and Surfside Inn & Suites.
As a comparability to Walt Disney World, this places Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort barely above the All Star Resorts, which have a beginning fee of $133 per evening. Nonetheless, it’s beneath Pop Century and its $183 per evening beginning fee. Similar goes for all the Reasonable Resorts, which have a beginning rack fee of $260 per evening.
In fact, charges may be decrease with reductions or larger throughout busier occasions of the yr. However that’s true of all of those resorts, and isn’t distinctive to Walt Disney World or Common Orlando resorts. The one wrinkle between these is that Common’s rack charges require a 4-night keep. Primarily based on my spot-checking searches, it seems to be like nightly charges are $20-$30 costlier for one evening stays in the course of the low season at Common Orlando.
Visitors can now make room reservations and ebook trip packages at Common Stella Nova Resort, opening January 21, 2025, and Common Terra Luna Resort, opening February 25, 2025. To study extra and to ebook a stellar getaway, go to the official Common Orlando web page for these sister resorts or contact your journey agent.
Under is an outline of Common’s Stella Nova and Terra Luna Resorts by way of Common Orlando…
Common Stella Nova Resort is a spot the place visitors will take off for wonderful adventures on the theme parks and contact down for leisure and recharging in between the enjoyable. Designed to replicate the infinite vastness of the universe – the place galaxies spiral ever outward and unknown worlds revolve round unnamed stars – this resort is highlighted in serene teals and calming purples to immediately put visitors relaxed.
Common Terra Luna Resort represents one other world inside Common Orlando – inviting visitors to discover the unknown and step onto planets which have but to be found. Right here, visitors will discover themselves within the midst of a rare touchdown zone inside an awe-inspiring photo voltaic system – accented with contemporary environment and terrestrial greens and golds.
Each properties provide 750 double-queen visitor rooms that comfortably sleep as much as 4 visitors and have spaceship-styled home windows – making this the final word escape for visitors trying to relaxation amongst stars and planets.
Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort provide quite a lot of distinctive eating choices for visitors trying to have a meal or seize a fast snack in between visits to the parks, together with:
• Cosmos Cafe and Market at Stella Nova Resort and Omega Cafe and Market at Terra Luna Resort – these fast service eating places characteristic made-to-order American classics for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus a number of grab-and-go objects.
• Galaxy Bar and Galaxy Grill at Stella Nova Resort and Moonrise Bar and Moonrise Grill at Terra Luna Resort – visitors can take pleasure in burgers, quesadillas and salads at these walk-up service pool bars and grills. Plus, visitors 21 and older should buy cocktails, beer and wine.
• Nova Bar at Stella Nova Resort and Luna Bar at Terra Luna Resort – every resort’s foyer bar will provide specialty cocktails, together with the classics.
Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort are extra than simply locations to sleep; every resort gives quite a lot of facilities, together with:
• Resort-style Swimming pools – every resort contains a almost 10,000 sq. foot pool with a soothing sizzling tub, comfy lounge and table-top seating within the pool space, a firepit and extra. Plus, the entire household can benefit from the resorts’ leisure actions like poolside films and out of doors video games.
• Health Facilities – visitors can benefit from complimentary, state-of-the-art health facilities that includes quite a lot of power and cardio gear – and, locker rooms with showers obtainable to be used on arrival and departure days.
• Sport Rooms – visitors of all ages can take pleasure in quite a lot of normal arcade and video video games within the resorts’ devoted sport rooms.
• Recreation Rooms – every resort options roughly 1,000 square-feet of multi-purpose area for small gatherings.
• Common Orlando Resort Shops – visitors should buy all the pieces from sundries and requirements to Common Orlando merchandise to commemorate their trip.
Staying at any Common Orlando Resort resort is one of the best ways to expertise all that the vacation spot has to supply with the inclusion of unique theme park advantages. Visitors staying at Stella Nova Resort or Terra Luna Resort, or any of the opposite Common Orlando resorts, can benefit from Early Park Admission to Common Volcano Bay and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Diagon Alley at Common Studios Florida or Hogsmeade at Common Islands of Journey) as much as one hour earlier than the park opens (legitimate theme park admission required), complimentary shuttle bus transportation to the theme parks and Common CityWalk, resort-wide charging privileges, complimentary merchandise supply and extra.
Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort are adjoining to Common Epic Universe and simply minutes away from the present Common Orlando theme parks. Regardless of this location close to Epic Universe, there’s completely no purpose to consider Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort will provide limitless Categorical Cross at Epic Universe. That may defy previous precedent with the Prime Worth Resort tier, and given the price, we can not fathom these resorts having that perk.
Now, Common Helios Grand Resort is a completely totally different story. That’s the in-park luxurious resort with 500 visitor rooms, one-of-a-kind views of Epic Universe and its very personal devoted entrance into the theme park. I may see that providing limitless Categorical Cross or another form of perk in its place if Common desires to get away from that (and now not has the contractual requirement with Loews to supply it to new resorts).
But additionally, Common Helios Grand Resort is nearly actually going to be the costliest resort at Common Orlando, with value factors beginning at over $400 per evening. (Portofino Bay Resort is at present prime canine, with beginning costs of $393 per evening.)
Turning to commentary, I don’t have any really robust opinions about this Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort. I see plenty of sizzling takes about these sister resorts, particularly makes an attempt to dunk on Walt Disney World for not providing resorts this low cost. (Besides, they do–see above.) A lot of comparisons between Spring Break rack charges at Pop Century and the printed beginning costs for these two, which is disingenuous for causes that ought to be apparent.
My takes listed below are fairly lukewarm. In the beginning, I believe Loews is a wonderful hotelier and I’d argue that resorts are the factor Common Orlando does finest. Don’t get me incorrect–Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Halloween Horror Nights, and different issues at Common Orlando are glorious. However resorts are constantly glorious. I actually can’t consider something within the parks that has this stellar of a monitor document–the resort aspect has nearly no misses.
With that stated, I believe some individuals ought to in all probability alter their expectations with these resorts. They appear to me like plussed-up variations of Countless Summer time, however with earth and outer area stylization as a substitute of ocean. Which is nice! The design language with the swooping strains and ultramodern look evokes the unique Tomorrowland with its Area Age type. Nonetheless, I’d count on this to be restricted to areas of the foyer and pool, which might be why the idea artwork solely exhibits just a few areas.
The visitor rooms look completely high-quality (albeit small), and I believe a part of what’s impressing individuals about them is the star-filled sky outdoors. On the danger of stating the plain…this isn’t what you’re truly going to see when looking these home windows. So arguably, essentially the most spectacular a part of the artwork isn’t actual. I’d nonetheless count on the rooms to ship on a substantive degree and make the most of the area successfully–similar to the choices at Common’s Aventura Resort.
Personally, I believe the outside of the resorts is hideous–however that’s purely subjective, and I can respect anybody who disagrees with me on that one. Nonetheless, I can recognize Common Inventive making an attempt to do one thing totally different and protecting the outside in these colourful, reflective tiles which have an nearly iridescent high quality.
It doesn’t work for me, nevertheless it’s arguably higher than Countless Summer time. It’ll be fascinating to see the way it ages and what individuals consider this a decade from now. I’m additionally open to altering my thoughts after spending a while poolside and gazing up on the entrancing reflections!
Lastly, there’s how Common Terra Luna Resort and Stella Terra Resort slot in alongside the opposite resorts at Common Orlando. This strikes me as a combination between Aventura and the Countless Summer time Resorts, which occupy the final three spots on our Common Orlando Resort Rankings & Evaluations. That’s not essentially criticism–Common’s resort lineup is stacked, and each single possibility has compelling promoting factors.
Personally, I’d in all probability fairly pay the identical quantity and keep at Cabana Bay Seaside Resort (our #2 Common resort) or spend much less and keep at Countless Summer time. The previous has an ideal location, unimaginable theme, and glorious facilities. The latter are two finances resorts that look quite a bit like this, and are additionally positioned outdoors of the legacy Common Orlando theme park ‘campus’ and thus require shuttles.
(Though adjoining to Epic Universe, there’s no phrase on whether or not Terra Luna and Stella Terra Resorts will probably be walkable. That’s a giant promoting level, from my perspective, if there’s a walkway.)
In the end, it’s nice to see the theme parks constructing extra finances lodging. Above all else, that’s actually the important thing right here–and it’s very troublesome to quibble with something about Common Terra Luna Resort and Stella Terra Resort given the value factors. I really like that Common has constructed 4 large resorts within the final a number of years that supply cheaper lodging. Whereas I don’t count on these beginning costs to carry agency in 2026 or past as soon as Epic Universe begins gaining momentum, they nonetheless received’t be exorbitant.
We’ve talked about this elsewhere, nevertheless it actually can’t be overstated: should you’re visiting the theme parks and are a backside greenback traveler, it’s nearly inconceivable to justify off-site lodging at this level. That is true with the All Stars at Walt Disney World and with Countless Summer time and Terra Luna & Stella Terra at Common Orlando.
All of those choices provide great bang for buck and perks, to the purpose that it’s very troublesome for any third celebration choices to be priced low sufficient to bridge the hole after taking transportation and all the pieces else into consideration. Truthfully, you’re hard-pressed to search out high quality, non-sketchy third celebration resorts which might be this aggressive on pricing even if you’re not visiting the theme parks.
Lastly, simply as all of us win as theme park followers when Common and Disney must compete for our enterprise, so too will we win with the resort explosion at present taking place in Central Florida. Whereas Epic Universe is undoubtedly going to induce demand for journey, I’m skeptical that it’ll induce that a lot to offset the tens of 1000’s of recent room stock that has been or will probably be added within the subsequent couple of years. (Can it even? MCO is nearly bursting on the seams as it’s.) Sooner or later, this could put downward strain on costs–we in all probability already noticed the beginning of that with 2025 Walt Disney World Resort Charges, most of which held flat or truly decreased yr over yr.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
What do you consider Common’s Stella Nova and Terra Luna Resorts? Impressed by the type or substance? Or will you keep on with Countless Summer time, Aventura, or Cabana Bay? Suppose Epic Universe will probably be a 3rd gate that’s a worthy addition to Common Orlando Resort…and doubtlessly on par with Disney’s finest lands? Anticipate Disney to “reply” with a giant announcement of its personal on the 2024 D23 Expo? Any questions? We love listening to from readers, so please share every other ideas or questions you’ve got within the feedback beneath!
