In my experience, Amtrak’s greatest value is the roomette, which sleeps two and includes a private room with two beds and complimentary meals.
My first roomette experience was a 30-hour ride on an Amtrak Viewliner train from NYC to Miami in 2021. I paid $500 to stay in a roughly 20-square-foot private cabin with two beds, a table, two chairs, a sink, and a toilet.
Then in 2025, I booked another roomette on an Amtrak Superliner. The 15-hour train ride from Denver to Salt Lake City cost $400.
This roomette was similar to the first, except it didn’t include a toilet and sink and was freshly updated with new seat cushions and lining.
Amtrak is also working on interior updates for sleeper cars on the Viewliner fleet, which will be available in 2026, Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told BI.
On both trains, two chairs facing each other folded out into a bed, and…
