They might well allow it anyway, cannot hurt to call and ask.
Winter Roomette Companion Sale
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Does the current sale allow a free companion for a round trip in roomette? Or is it only for a one-way ride?
Should be either. It only requires a one rail fare and the accommodation charge. It isn't a coupon that gets used up.
If you were to book 1 roomette for the 2 of you, you'd probably want your son to take the top bunk, as he would doubtless be a bit more agile than you. He would have to scrunch up a bit, though, as he's taller at 6'6" than the length of the top bunk at 6'2".
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Well, I sure am uninformed,lol. I just booked a roomette from Southern Pines, NC on the Amtrak app to Toledo, never saw a companion fare, and probably paid too much?
Call and "Modify" your Reservation, you should get a Refund for the difference!
For Jan 2025, Big Foot and I are taking the SouthWest Chief CHI-LAX, then the Coast Starlight LAX-SEA** and we've gone for the Family Bedroom option on both legs, so all should be good.
** rather than stay in LAX, we've also booked to go to San Diego on the Pacific Smurfliner. We've 2 and a bit hours of slack in LAX, so fingers crossed we won't need to spend an overnight in LAX
I've heard of people using the child-size bunks in the Family Bedroom to extend the length of the adult-size bunks. I'd still recommend that your son take the top bunk (assuming that he's a bit nimbler than you), but you should both have enough length in extended Family Bedroom bunks. Sounds like a good choice!
