I’ve sampled a variety of classes for overnight train travel in the US and Europe, from private cabins to seating carriages. However, this was my first time spending two consecutive nights on the same train, so I thought it would be worth booking an Amtrak bedroom for $2,200. The rate also includes meals.
The sleeper-class accommodation is essentially a tiny hotel room. The roughly 50-square-foot private cabin looked like a living room during the day, with a fold-out table, a cushy seat, and a long couch. At night, the couch pulled out, and another bunk pulled down from the ceiling, transforming the space into a bedroom.
It wouldn’t be a hotel room without a closet and a bathroom, and it had both, with a sink and vanity across from the closet. It also had a private toilet and shower squeezed into a tight space separated by a door. There was also cabinet storage space.
Booking a bedroom made my trip so much more comfortable than it would have been in coach seating or a roomette, a smaller sleeper-class cabin without a private bathroom.
Without feeling cramped or having to shower in the train car’s shared bathrooms, it was so much easier to relax and enjoy the journey.
