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Hotel overview
The all-new Universal Stella Nova Resort was inspired by the infinite vastness of the unknown universe, and the wonder of what lies beyond our world. Opening January 21, 2025, it’s where you’ll take off into amazing adventures and exclusive theme park benefits at the parks; it’s also where they’ll touch down for relaxation and recharging between the fun.
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General policies & fine print
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
Ratings & reviews
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19 reviews
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Apr 20, 2025Modern spacious hotel
Very modern, clean a slick! Bright airy entrance with helpful staff. Nice mini market stocked with a range of snacks, coffees and drinks. Ideal for quick eats. Restaurant quick service for breakfast and dinner was great. Huge swimming pool with plenty of sun loungers and bar area which was great. Fitness centre well stocked with equipment. Rooms are large, airy and modern and quiet. Transport was regular, about 15 mins from citywalk + wait. Once EPIC is open can see the appeal being greater, at the moment just felt a bit far away from the action. Would definitely stay again especially when EPIC opens!
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Apr 20, 2025Amazing stay at this new resort!
We stayed here from April 17-20, 2025. It was a lovely resort with many things to do. Hotel room had small fridge, coffee maker, cups, coffee bags, sugar packets etc. Room had plenty of storage space. Beds and pillows were very comfortable. It did not have a retractable clothes line inside the shower, so plan accordingly for pool attire. Fridge needs to be set to 7, it’s the coldest. (No freezer) No hooks to hang towels in the room, only behind the bathroom door, so we had to use clothes hanger and hang that in the shower door. Room doors tend to close really hard and slam. Hard to sleep because of the noise they make, with so many people coming in and out of their rooms. ***Pool area-****very big. Life guard on duty at all times. No football or beach balls allowed inside pool. They play movies at night, but their screen is like a man made cheap plastic with two poles ,that needs to be upgraded. (See picture)It has a large bar area you can order drinks. Soda machine is available for refills and refill your water as well. Hot tub was clean and very satisfying. Chlorine was a bit much though. ***Gym-***** very nice, not large. They have towels and 2 showers. Free headphones individually wrapped for your use. It overlooks the pool area. **** Elevators*** There are 6 elevators that work fast. **** Food**** Monkey bread was delicious! Breakfast was ok, my husband really liked the “Huevos Rancheros” Basic American food, nothing fancy. No salad bar like at endless summer resort or wok style food like at Aventura Hotel. (See pictures) ****Parking** is $30 each day. No garage parking available. ***Arcade Room*** Small, but kids enjoyed it. You need to get a play card for the machines. ***Galaxy Grill*** Located near pool area. They serve small items like chicken tenders, burgers, wings, chips and dip, 2 choices of salads, pretzel, chicken sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, veggie wrap, Baja fish tacos. I tried the buffalo wings (8) they were big and delicious. My son ordered chicken tenders and fries. They were good. **Bathrooms** Very clean, they have paper towels, dryers and vending machine for pads or tampons. $0.50.
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Apr 20, 2025
Cool building and facilities. Location excellent for Epic Universe.
Lots to like about this new resort hotel A huge swimming pool and sun deck, plus large hot tub. There is a lot of space to relax in the pool after a busy day at the parks. Even when it was busy, everyone had space! Cafe was excellent, with Starbucks coffee and lots of breakfast. / snack options. The theming is very cool! The outside of the building is a kaleidoscope of colours during the day and at night the external tiling transforms to a shiny black. Inside the building, there are curves and stars throughout. Location for Epic Universe is awesome, when it opens. Staff were friendly and helpful. Pool side games are available, including table tennis, jenga and squirty jets. There are a few downsides: We booked a room for 4 (2 adults, a teenager and pre teen). This was a tight fit, so we requested an additional room when we were there. If you pack light and plan to be at the parks all day, you’d probably be fine, but we had a two week trip booked and it was a tight fit for all of us and our luggage. There are weird blinking lights in the room at night and they woke me several times. I think it’s to do with the automatic light cut out, but seems entirely ridiculous to shine these over a sleeping area. Some of the rules seem a little heavy handed. We bought a small soft ball for the kids to play with in the pool, but they were banned from using it, as only inflatable hotel beach balls are allowed in the pool - even when there are only a small number of people in the huge pool. The long bus rides to Universal were annoying, particularly the later buses after 8.30pm, which were very slow. The bus takes anywhere from 15 mins at best to 35 mins at busy times. The hotel is currently quiet and lacking atmosphere. This will inevitably improve when the Epic Universe opens.
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Apr 08, 2025
Located Right By Epic Universe
Beautiful resort. You walk in and the lobby, bar, cafeteria are right there with very modern furniture and a space theme. The rooms are spacious with a wide capsule type window. Ours was facing Epic Universe. The rooms are spacious with a refrigerator. Our room was double with a small couch that could be used for a child, there was bedding in the closet. We did not use the pool or the other facilities, but they looked really nice. It was only about an eight minute walk to Epic Universe.
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Mar 20, 2025If you like a clean room, a working TV and a working shower, find a different hotel.
When we arrived to our room, the sheets were disgusting. There was hair all over the sheets, obviously the linens were not changed between guests. There are two other major issues here: 1) the TV doesn't work. If you want to watch TV, forget it. There are NO channels that come in except for the Orlando Universal advertising channel. Waste of time to watch that. 2) The shower door is not installed correctly and it slides open when showering. The shower door stays open the entire time.