I spent $800 for a roomette on a 57-hour Amtrak trip. It gave me a taste of luxury travel — and I don't want to go back to coach. | iCloud.Info

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:54

Side-by-side photos show the author in an Amtrak roomette (left) and an Amtrak train (right). — I was blown away by how luxurious Amtrak's mid-tier accommodation felt.
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This month, I went on my first cross-country train trip, a 57-hour ride from Montana to New York.
After a lifetime traveling in coach, I upgraded to a roomette, Amtrak's mid-level accommodation.
The private room, meals, and lounge gave me a taste of luxury. Now I don't want to go back to coach.

For the past 25 years, all of my travel has been in coach.

A photo of the author sitting in a roomette. She's smiling. — Traveling by train was my first experience outside economy class.
Jordan Parker Erb/Insider

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