I’m considering a split stay at Universal (1 night at a Premium resort to get the included Unlimited Express Pass and then the rest of the stay at a cheaper Universal hotel). Does anyone know if bell services will transfer luggage between Universal hotels like they do at Disney?
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They do it in-between the Premiere hotels only. You’ll have to get it to the other hotel yourself
When I do this I take an Uber/Lyft. It’s less than $10 and you can store it at Luggage Services for free until you are ready to check in
You can bring it with you on the internal buses. I do see people doing it from time to time. Although the buses from the Premiere hotels don’t run as frequently.
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Yes, the Premier hotels will transfer to any other UOR hotel. Just confirmed via reddit by recent visitors.
Side note, Sapphire Falls will do it too.
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So to get my bag from Stella Luna to Hard Rock, I need to bus or Uber it myself?
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That’s my understanding. Of course I’ve never had the luxury of staying at any of the premieres, so I can only relate what I’ve heard here.
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DD and I are staying at HRH only one night, to get the 2 days of Express Pass. 
It’s not worth it otherwise (to me)!
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This summer we had to Lyft from CB for our one night at HRH. Feels silly for such a short distance but it was easy peasy.
I believe they say you’re not allowed to take luggage on the Universal busses which is another reason for the need to ride share.
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You can do it. I’ve seen it a few times. It’s just awkward as you have to take two busses.
One person can load up a Lyft with bags much easier! It’s the only way I’ve done it. I thought about the buses for changing hotels once, but I’m solo with multiple bags. It would have be such a hassle!
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UPDATE!
I just returned from a Universal trip with a split stay, starting at Royal Pacific and then transitioning to Stella Nova. Upon check in at the first, I inquired about luggage transfer between Universal hotels. The front desk rep stated that Universal used to provide such luggage transfers but no longer. 
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Thanks for the update. I’m sorry it didn’t work out. What did you end up doing instead?
I left my luggage with Bell Services on my check out day from Royal Pacific while I went to the parks. At the end of the park day, I picked up my luggage at Royal Pacific and then Lyfted over to Stella Nova. The Lyft ride cost about $13 and took about 15 minutes.
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