We spent 92 hours in an Amtrak roomette. Despite our many struggles and the $1,765 price tag, we'd do it again.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Man smiling on Amtrak train
I spent 92 hours on Amtrak's Sunset Limited with my girlfriend in a roomette.

Farrin Rosenthal

I booked a bedroom and a roomette on the same overnight Amtrak train. The bedroom is worth the splurge for longer rides.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A composite image of a train seat with pillows on them inside an Amtrak roomette accommodation and the author standing smiling in the Amtrak bedroom with a bunk bed in the background
The author stayed in a roomette and a bedroom on the California Zephyr, an overnight Amtrak train.

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We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Style
Four people pose in Amtrak roomettes separated by a small hallway.
I booked Amtrak roomettes for our long-haul train ride.

Stephanie Vozza

I booked a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains. The cheaper ride was much more comfortable.

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A composite image of a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains
Business Insider's reporter traveled in a roomette and a first-class seat on Amtrak trains.

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