Common Orlando has introduced particulars about its two latest motels: Common Stella Nova Resort and Common Terra Luna Resort. This shares opening dates, beginning costs (and a value 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 Artistic crew and co-owned and operated by Loews Accommodations & Co, the alluring motels place visitors within the heart of marvelous galaxies and numerous planetary components for an expertise in contrast to anyplace else within the universe in keeping with Common Orlando. Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort supply tranquil sleeping lodging, entertaining facilities for the entire household to take pleasure in, numerous cosmic-inspired eating choices and extra.
Boasting a mixed complete 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 worth level beginning at $147 (per night time, plus tax) primarily based on a keep of 4 nights or extra.
For reference, this $147 rack charge 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 Accommodations, which is a slot occupied solely by Common’s Infinite 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 charge of $133 per night time. Nevertheless, it’s beneath Pop Century and its $183 per night time beginning charge. Identical goes for all the Reasonable Resorts, which have a beginning rack charge of $260 per night time.
After all, charges may be decrease with reductions or increased throughout busier instances of the yr. However that’s true of all of those resorts, and isn’t distinctive to Walt Disney World or Common Orlando motels. The one wrinkle between these is that Common’s rack charges require a 4-night keep. Based mostly on my spot-checking searches, it seems like nightly charges are $20-$30 dearer for one night time stays throughout the low season at Common Orlando.
Friends can now make room reservations and guide 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 guide a stellar getaway, go to the official Common Orlando web page for these sister motels or contact your journey agent.
Beneath is an summary 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 mirror 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 comfy.
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 unprecedented touchdown zone inside an awe-inspiring photo voltaic system – accented with recent environment and terrestrial greens and golds.
Each properties supply 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 seeking to relaxation amongst stars and planets.
Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort supply quite a lot of distinctive eating choices for visitors seeking 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 choice of grab-and-go gadgets.
• 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 purchase cocktails, beer and wine.
• Nova Bar at Stella Nova Resort and Luna Bar at Terra Luna Resort – every resort’s foyer bar will supply 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 encompasses a practically 10,000 sq. foot pool with a soothing scorching tub, snug 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 motion pictures and out of doors video games.
• Health Facilities – visitors can make the most of complimentary, state-of-the-art health facilities that includes quite a lot of power and cardio gear – and, locker rooms with showers accessible to be used on arrival and departure days.
• Sport Rooms – visitors of all ages can take pleasure in quite a lot of commonplace arcade and video video games within the motels’ devoted recreation rooms.
• Recreation Rooms – every resort options roughly 1,000 square-feet of multi-purpose area for small gatherings.
• Common Orlando Resort Shops – visitors should purchase every part from sundries and requirements to Common Orlando merchandise to commemorate their trip.
Staying at any Common Orlando Resort resort is one of the simplest ways to expertise all that the vacation spot has to supply with the inclusion of unique theme park advantages. Friends staying at Stella Nova Resort or Terra Luna Resort, or any of the opposite Common Orlando motels, can make the most of 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 prevailing Common Orlando theme parks. Regardless of this location close to Epic Universe, there’s completely no cause to imagine Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort will supply limitless Categorical Move at Epic Universe. That will defy previous precedent with the Prime Worth Resort tier, and given the fee, we can’t fathom these motels having that perk.
Now, Common Helios Grand Resort is a very 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 Move or another sort of perk as a substitute if Common needs to get away from that (and now not has the contractual requirement with Loews to supply it to new motels).
But in addition, Common Helios Grand Resort is nearly definitely going to be the most costly resort at Common Orlando, with worth factors beginning at over $400 per night time. (Portofino Bay Resort is presently prime canine, with beginning costs of $393 per night time.)
Turning to commentary, I don’t have any actually robust opinions about this Stella Nova Resort and Terra Luna Resort. I see a whole lot of scorching takes about these sister resorts, particularly makes an attempt to dunk on Walt Disney World for not providing motels this low cost. (Besides, they do–see above.) A lot of comparisons between Spring Break rack charges at Pop Century and the revealed 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 might argue that motels are the factor Common Orlando does greatest. Don’t get me unsuitable–Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Halloween Horror Nights, and different issues at Common Orlando are glorious. However motels are persistently glorious. I actually can’t consider something within the parks that has this stellar of a observe report–the resort facet has nearly no misses.
With that mentioned, I believe some individuals ought to in all probability alter their expectations with these motels. They appear to me like plussed-up variations of Infinite Summer time, however with earth and outer area stylization as an alternative of ocean. Which is nice! The design language with the swooping traces and ultramodern look evokes the unique Tomorrowland with its Area Age model. Nevertheless, I might anticipate 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 effective (albeit small), and I think 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 shouldn’t be actual. I’d nonetheless anticipate 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 motels is hideous–however that’s purely subjective, and I can respect anybody who disagrees with me on that one. Nonetheless, I can respect Common Artistic 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, but it surely’s arguably higher than Infinite Summer time. It’ll be attention-grabbing 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 motels at Common Orlando. This strikes me as a mixture between Aventura and the Infinite Summer time Resorts, which occupy the final three spots on our Common Orlando Resort Rankings & Critiques. That’s not essentially criticism–Common’s resort lineup is stacked, and each single choice 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 Infinite Summer time. The previous has a terrific location, unbelievable theme, and glorious facilities. The latter are two funds motels that look rather a lot 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 can be walkable. That’s a giant promoting level, from my perspective, if there’s a walkway.)
Finally, it’s nice to see the theme parks constructing extra funds 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 huge motels within the final a number of years that provide cheaper lodging. Whereas I don’t anticipate these beginning costs to carry agency in 2026 or past as soon as Epic Universe begins gaining momentum, they nonetheless gained’t be exorbitant.
We’ve talked about this elsewhere, but it surely actually can’t be overstated: should you’re visiting the theme parks and are a backside greenback traveler, it’s nearly not possible to justify off-site lodging at this level. That is true with the All Stars at Walt Disney World and with Infinite Summer time and Terra Luna & Stella Terra at Common Orlando.
All of those choices supply super bang for buck and perks, to the purpose that it’s very troublesome for any third social gathering choices to be priced low sufficient to bridge the hole after taking transportation and every part else into consideration. Actually, you’re hard-pressed to search out high quality, non-sketchy third social gathering motels 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 need to compete for our enterprise, so too can we win with the resort explosion presently 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 can 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 stress 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 model or substance? Or will you persist with Infinite Summer time, Aventura, or Cabana Bay? Suppose Epic Universe can be a 3rd gate that’s a worthy addition to Common Orlando Resort…and doubtlessly on par with Disney’s greatest 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 some other ideas or questions you’ve got within the feedback beneath!
