Universal Orlando Resort has announced two new hotels that will be located adjacent to its forthcoming Florida theme park, Epic Universe: Universal Stella Nova Resort and Universal Terra Luna Resort.
Both hotels will be co-owned and operated by Loews Hotels & Co. and will fall into the Prime Value category of hotels. Universal Orlando has four categories of hotels: Value, Prime Value, Preferred and Premier.
With 750 guestrooms apiece, they add a total of 1,500 rooms to Universal's campus in Orlando. In total, Universal Orlando will have 10,500 guestrooms once the new properties open in early 2025.
The Universal Stella Nova Resort is expected to open for stays in January 2025, and the Universal Terra Luna Resort in February 2025.
"Featuring tranquil accommodations, Universal Stella Nova Resort is inspired by distant galaxies, new stars and mysterious black holes, while Universal Terra Luna Resort is inspired by the massive and diverse planetary elements of the universe," Universal said in a release.
Staying at a Universal property offers guests a number of perks, including complimentary transportation to its theme parks, resortwide charging privileges and Early Park Admission, enabling guests to access its three theme parks up to an hour before opening.
Epic Universe opening in 2025
Epic Universe is expected to open in the summer of 2025. Announced in 2019, the park was originally expected to open this year, but the pandemic halted construction for months.
It will join Universal's other theme parks, Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, waterpark Volcano Bay and eight other established hotels.
The campus surrounding Epic Universe will be located a few minutes south of Universal Orlando's existing hub. Universal said it will connect the two new hotels with its other offerings in Orlando via "convenient and complimentary shuttles."
Theme parks have performed particularly well for Universal parent company Comcast Corp. in recent years. The company is investing in not only Epic Universe, but a permanent horror experience in Las Vegas and a theme park for families with small children, the Universal Kids Resort, in Frisco, Texas.