If friends reserved four Superliner Roomettes, has Amtrak been known to give a lower level Sleeper car to share between them for the company and amenities? It sounds ideal to have four rooms and one attendant for the group if this was arranged in advance.
I take it for cost four roomettes are four roomettes and no discount.
Has this been known to happen? Please bear with me - I've only clocked 2600 miles so far according to MileTrak (which mentions some train called Three Rivers instead of the Late Shore Ltd)
Posted by archriker (Member # 4082) on :
Hey there:
I noticed your post several days ago, and I also now notice that no one has replied. I think the reason is that most people are not exactly certain what you are asking. How about re-phrasing your question one more time. I think it has something to do with four friends booking the four lower level SuperLiner standard bedrooms (11-14) and whether they might get some discount or other considerations.
Please try one more time.
archriker jacksonville beach, fl
Posted by sbalax (Member # 2801) on :
I believe I understand your question, D. David. Yes, it would be great to have the four lower level roomettes for four to as many as 8 people traveling together. Remember, though, that there would also be as many as four people (2 adults and 2 kids) in the Family Room and as many as 2 Adults in the Handicapped Room. You would share the attendant with the whole car.
I suspect your best bet would be to call 1 800 USA-RAIL and speak to a live agent about group pricing. I would think this would also be the surest way to make sure you got the lower lever accomodations.
Many people on this board have voiced their opinions about the upper versus the lower level. I, personally, prefer the upper level for the view and convenience to the lounge and diner. Others like the lack of "though" traffic on the lower level but some say it is noisier and the ride is not as good.
I hope that this helps.
Frank in cooling SBA
Posted by D. David (Member # 4055) on :
Thanks. You both have it right.
The idea is that multiple people who know eachother long distance and might not be comfortable sharing a room for - whatever needs - might not benefit from that double bedroom scenario.
I found with my single experience in a sleeper quite interesting. Where some warned I would lose something in the camraderie developed in coach, I did find the four room scenario cozy but still independent. Keeping the doors open between us during the day and privacy for whomever at night; sharing three bathrooms between four rooms might not be too bad, depending on the money.
Upper versus lower for view and quiet might be an issue, but wouldn't it sway more on the upper level when one is trying to sleep?
Thanks again!
Posted by Geoff M (Member # 153) on :
I understood thr question (from what has been confirmed since). The only reservation I had was that I thought the attendant usually has one of the lower rooms - or is it room 1 or 2 upstairs?
Regarding the Three Rivers and the Lake Shore, they are two different trains on two different routes. Presumably MileTrak lists all the trains currently or recently in service. I think it listed the Pioneer, gone years ago, for historical mileage tracking purposes.
Geoff M.
Posted by D. David (Member # 4055) on :
quote:Originally posted by Geoff M: I understood thr question (from what has been confirmed since). The only reservation I had was that I thought the attendant usually has one of the lower rooms - or is it room 1 or 2 upstairs?
Regarding the Three Rivers and the Lake Shore, they are two different trains on two different routes. Presumably MileTrak lists all the trains currently or recently in service. I think it listed the Pioneer, gone years ago, for historical mileage tracking purposes.
Geoff M.
Thanks about the Three Rivers. Found that curious.
I saw the room beyond the toilets had its own toilet and a place to sit. I thought maybe that's where our attendant stayed. He was upstairs when at one of the stops he was late in coming down to open the door (unless he was helping someone in one of the upper rooms).
Posted by sbalax (Member # 2801) on :
Room 1 is usually the attendant's room. I don't believe it has it's own toilet. There is a communal one right next to it. Perhaps that is what you saw.
Frank in Sunny SBA but headed to Calgary and Vancouver and a mini-cruise tomorrow.
Posted by DeeCT (Member # 3241) on :
I suspect the room that you saw was the handicapped room. It is indeed located just beyond the bathrooms and shower on the lower level. It is a relatively large room with its own bathroom facilities located in the room. (Privacy obtained with a curtain the pulls around.) Just for your information --- those lower level bathrooms are communal --- for the use of all passengers in the car --- in other words not limited to use by only those in the lower level rooms. It has been my experience that the attendent does indeed use Room 1.
Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :
To answer at least part of the original question, if you call Amtrak and talk to an agent directly, you can request specific rooms if they haven't already been sold. Lower level roomettes are #s 11-14.
A great part of having roomettes on opposite sides of the hall is that you can easily switch sides if the view is better on the other side. We did this a lot when four of us had two roomettes. We actually squeezed all four of us into one roomette for the view descending the Rockies into Denver.