As a matter of curiosity, and probably to substantiate my opinion that, for a couple of reasons, you’re better off buying two roomettes than one big bedroom, I compared the cost of roomettes vs. bedrooms on several long-distance trains using Superliner equipment. I picked dates at random, but all were between the 15th and the…
There are five bedrooms on the upper level of an Amtrak Superliner sleeping car. Let’s start with the reasons FOR spending the money to travel in one of these rooms. Compared to the roomette, it’s much bigger. There’s a sofa-style seat just as you enter that pulls out perhaps a foot to become a bed…
I really like the Viewliner sleepers. I like the convenience of having a sink and a toilet right there in the room. I like the spacious feeling you get from the extra height in each roomette. And, in particular, I really like the upper berth which is more comfortable than its counterpart in the Superliners….
Q: When you travel with your wife, I understand you prefer two roomettes in a Superliner to one of the big bedrooms. Why is that? The roomettes are tiny by comparison. A: Yes, they are. There may be a larger bed in the Superliner bedroom, but it’s still just a little wider than an…