Universal Stella Nova Resort, a new hotel near Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort, is now open. The celestial-themed resort is one of a pair of new resorts, alongside Terra Luna Resort, which opens in March. Stella Nova is “inspired by the infinite vastness of the unexplored universe, where galaxies spiral ever outward and unknown worlds revolve around unnamed stars.” We were among the first guests to visit Universal Stella Nova Resort — join us for a tour of our room.
Universal Stella Nova Resort Room Tour
Stella Nova has standard double queen hotel rooms. Ours had a pool view. In general, this hotel reminds us of Universal Aventura Hotel but with more curves.
There are some nice branded touches, including this spacey door hanger which reads “Dreams are Universal – Do Not Disturb.”
The room is very white but they’ve done some things to break up the appearance. There’s a full-length mirror in a white frame in the entryway. The soundproofing between rooms was not great.
There’s a tall closet with double doors. A vent and the temperature control are on the same unit.
It has a good amount of storage space. You could put bags under hanging garments. There’s also extra bedding, a safe, an iron, an ironing board, and a luggage rack in the closet.
After the full-length mirror is the sink area. It has a mirror in a similar white frame, against a beige accent wall.
There’s a lot of space under the vanity. It seems like an odd spot for storage, but it could be useful. There are some cubbies in the vanity for extra toilet paper, the hair dryer, cups, and towels.
One of the branded elements is the facial soap. It comes in pink and purple packaging, which the scent dubbed “Cosmic Ember.”
The bathroom has a blue wall behind the toilet. There’s a towel rack above.
It’s a pretty standard bathroom. It has white tile flooring and a white shower curtain.
Though difficult to see in photos, there is a wavy pattern on the walls of the shower.
There are mounted branded conditioner and shampoo bottles. The bath soap is also in branded packaging.
There is a pair of hooks by the door.
Between the bathroom and bedroom is an interesting room divider. It’s glass with a dark blue curtain on the bedroom side.
The curtain doesn’t pull all the way across the space, which we found confusing. It doesn’t provide complete privacy to the bathroom and the glass divider only marginally opens up the room when exposed.
Other than that, this is a solid value room. It has just enough personality and character. As many pointed out when concept art was first released, it does have a Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser vibe. The orange bolster pillows are reminiscent of Galactic Starcruiser’s orange bedding.
The mini fridge is in a white cabinet with a blue top. The coffee station is on top.
There’s a white dresser with wide drawers. It’s right next to the blue couch, with a blue padded back behind it.
Atop the dresser is a Stella Nova notepad and pen, important information, phone, and outlets.
The built-in outlets are three standard USBs, one USB-C, and two standard outlets.
There are two weird white circles on the wall across from the beds. They seem to be lights — they’re metal with a transparent pane behind them. But we couldn’t figure out how to turn them on. That side of the room did feel dark.
There’s a TV mounted on the wall between the two circular fixtures.
One orange bolster pillow is on the blue couch, acting as an arm. The flooring has a light-colored wood finish.
We appreciate this table’s iridescent leg. It adds a good splash of color.
The bolster pillows on the bed also help contrast the white bedding. We’re big fans of any carpet around beds. This one doesn’t go all the way back to the wall, but that’s fine. As long as it’s where your feet touch the ground when you get up.
There’s a mushroom-shaped lamp on the end table. Behind that, built-into the wall, are two standard outlets, a USB outlet, and a USB-C outlet. The alarm clock has a wireless phone-charger on top.
A gray headboard goes across both beds. Obviously, the space mural above the headboard is one of the main features of the room. The light beneath it is controlled by a switch on the wall next to the curtain.
The window with rounded ends helps give the room a spacey vibe, plus looks cool with the colorful exterior of the building. If you’re going to make a clean white room like this, you need to go the extra mile to add theming, and the window helps accomplish that.
Unfortunately, the curtains are just plain gray.
We had a nice view of the oval-shaped pool, hot tub, and pool bar. There was some roof beneath us.
Those roller-coasters in the distance are SeaWorld, not Universal Orlando Resort. We could also see the Orange County Convention Center and just a bit of Terra Luna Resort.
Watch our video tour below.
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