Amtrak Viewliner Roomette - Complete Tour/Review

-If you're alone, sleep on the bottom bunk. It's easier to control the temperature, easier to get in and out, and it seems to provide a smoother ride (perhaps the rocking of the train is exaggerated in the top bunk?).

-On that note, if you decide to split a roomette with someone... be careful who you decide to split it with. It's lots of space for a single traveler, but this would be a tight fit with 2 people. And with the toilet in the room... yeah.

-The shared shower isn't that great. Doable if you need it, but there's little room to change and the water pressure/temperature is hard to control.

-Onboard meals are surprisingly good, but be prepared to be seated with total strangers unless there's 4 people in your party. This can be lots of fun or somewhat awkward depending on who you're seated with.

-You can't lock your cabin door from the outside. Take valuables with you when you leave.

Please note - this is a VIEWLINER, not a Superliner (more common). Viewliners are single-level sleeper coaches only used on routes in/out of New York's Penn Station. Though very similar to the Superliner roomettes, the Viewliners have extra windows up top and in-room toilets.

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[ruialves]

The socket is near the sink because when the carriage was built the electrical item you would use most was the electric shaver and not your pc.

[shelocsher]

I absolutely love this little sleeper car. I’ve gotten lots of writing, thinking, meditating done in there. They bring ur meals if u don’t want to go to the dining car. The bed that pulls down is very comfortable. My favorite way to ride Amtrak.
Tip! Make sure the curtain is sealed before u go to the bathroom 🥴

[CliffordRutley]

I somehow find this way of travelling across the US on my own strangely appealing.

[purrfekt]

Very impressed with the engineering. It feels like a Transformers toy for adults.

[philo]

You forgot to mention that your meals are included and coffee and newspapar, all brought to your room.

[bperry]

Wife and I traveled overnight from Wash. D.C. to Chicago in a roomette. The facing seating was not a problem and we had no inboard toilet. Clean toilet was two doors down. Shower and dressing room one floor below ( new soap and clean/pressed towels included. ) Take your own "private" beverage, if you wish, to consume in your room. Privacy and comfort is the key. Service friendly.

[drguffey]

Rarely thought of traveling by train but now it's definitely on my bucket list !

[valenciafouther]

Never traveled on Amtrak but thinking about traveling this way rather than driving anywhere this year...so...Thanks for this tour it was very interesting and it help me make up my mind....bless

[pinesiskin]

I'm old enough that I rode on the old private trains in their waning days. They were so splendid and the dining car was so elegant-linen tablecloths and roses on every table. The food was wonderful too-I remember pan-fried trout and giant baked potatoes. The trains were sometimes a mile long with a club car, snack car, one of them even had a piano. They had train stewardesses on some trains. The private coaches were such a treat-you felt so exclusive and cozy in them, sitting in your own little room watching the scenery go by. There were the Vista-Domes too-usually two to each train. Thanks for letting us see what Amtrak roomettes are like. They're ok....I guess.

[dianalynne]

I love the Roomette. I traveled to Florida with my son (twice) and he had a great time. First time he was 8 and the second time he was 9. When either of us had to use the toilet, the other one just stepped outside so it was fine. I imagine it would be a bit cramped if you had 2 tall adults but it was perfect for 1 adult and 1 child. I would be happy traveling all over the USA (I am Canadian) by train. I think Amtrak has done a great job. And the service was excellent. I was brought coffee in the morning (and anytime we wanted), a newspaper, bottled water, ice whenever we wanted. It was almost as fun as the actual trip LOL

[penelopedinkledongs.]

Oh my gosh, when the train horn sounded...I've loved that sound since I was a kid. Makes me want to jump on a train right now and just go...anywhere.

[bikebookauthor]

The night light can be turned off. Using the thermostat in conjunction with the fans and the vents under the lower windows is an efficient way to control the roomette's temperature.
The toilet seat (not the toilet cover) is at an angle to make certain no excrement or even body parts touch the seat cushions. If two passengers (they must know each other; unlike a ship cruise, Amtrak does not arbitrarily assign passengers to roomettes or bedrooms) use the roomette then one steps out when the other is on the toilet (unless of course they do not mind using the facility in front of each other).
The electric socket was placed near the sink mirror for electric shavers & hair dryers. Personal computers were not in use when the roomette was designed or manufactured.
Yes, sleeper rooms (roomette, bedroom, suite) are expensive but your meals are included and if you have accumulated sufficient points on an Amtrak Guest Rewards credit card then the charges are not noticeable to your bank balance! On a long distance trip a sleeper is absolutely necessary. I just returned from a Rochester, New York to Miami, Florida round trip in the sleeper with my lady friend. It is the only way to travel.

[tinnybird]

I am SO glad I came across this video, I ALWAYS wondered how the inside of those cars looked. I want to ride Amtrak in future for fun and I did not know that I can get my own private room. I DON'T MIND having a toilet in the room because I am diabetic, I have to urinate very often.. Several times a day because my kidneys put in some overdrive! And I can't just make it down a hall and wait in line like normal people. So having my own toilet will be excellent! I really enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing and the tour! 😉😘

[robertpoetprince]

This is the best narrated, most comprehensive tour of a roomette imaginable. How didyou manage to keep the camera so steady while actively shooting up, down, sidewaysAND  climbing steps etc? This should be a promotional film for the RR company. Bravo!

[lovasz]

I left my pc on overnight and came back to this...

[shoulderlift]

Wow, your video is amazing! We just booked a roomette on Amtrak and we didn't know exactly what to expect. With your ability to explain in details, we now know what we are going to experience. How can you hold a camera in one hand, show features with your other hand and explain everything so clearly in only 8 minutes? Amtrak should pay you for this, you are an expert!👌👍 Thanks so much!

[elisaflores]

I love traveling on I always ride in the private sleepers

[all-gone]

I just rode on the AutoTrain from Orlando to Washington DC and stayed in one of these Roomette. It was wonderful.

[otakumarcus]

I’m so jealous!!! I wanna stay overnight on a train! That would probably be way more fun than staying in the fanciest hotel!

[Synicizm]

We wanted to take a 17-hour trip, because we've never done anything like this before, but I'd be sharing a room with my daughter... She's 20, and we've never seen each other pee since she was a toddler, and I'd like to keep it that way, haha. I also hae a relatively mild case of contamination OCD... Thanks for this tour! It's more helpful than you'll ever know!