Roomette or Coach on the Chief?

[MIrailfan]

Might take it to LA in february.

 

[Sidney]

From where? Depending on your age overnight in Coach is tough. One night is doable. Also depends on what the price of a roomette is.

 

[BlackDiamond]

With roomette you get traditional dining. With coach you have no diner access, it is just the cafe in the downstairs of the lounge. Another thing to consider. Only matters if you are on the train long enough for one or more meals obviously.

 

[tgstubbs1]

With roomette you get traditional dining. With coach you have no diner access, it is just the cafe in the downstairs of the lounge. Another thing to consider. Only matters if you are on the train long enough for one or more meals obviously.

Good points. Definitely take coach.

You could get off for a 24 hr layover in Albuquerque and then again near Flagstaff.

But realistically you need to make your decision based on your endurance. Also check the trains online to see what you can book for the dates you have in mind.

 

[Asher]

Its a case of enduring or enjoying In my estimation.

 

[JoshP]

I would take the sleepers, it's a best bet because you get bed, shower and most important 3X meals.

 

[MIrailfan]

From where? Depending on your age overnight in Coach is tough. One night is doable. Also depends on what the price of a roomette is.

Ch icago.

 

[tgstubbs1]

Considering this February is only a month from now I wonder how full the train is on the reservation website?

 

[Cal]

Might take it to LA in february.

Depends on your budget and tolerance. Of course if you have the money, there is absolutely no reason to go coach. But if you don’t have unlimited resources and you’re fine with “toughing it out” in coach for two nights, go coach.

 

[hlcteacher]

From where? Depending on your age overnight in Coach is tough. One night is doable. Also depends on what the price of a roomette is.

i am a senior and have no problem with coach from chicago to la...except for no dining car access...

 

[flitcraft]

Unless you are a complete newbie to Western LD trains, I suspect you already know enough to make the call--what the conditions in coach are, compared to a roomette; your own personal condition, medical issues if any, and stamina to deal with overnights sitting up rather than lying down; the specific difference in price and the marginal value of those dollars to you personally, and how much, if at all, you prefer traditional dining to the cafe car or toting your own food. Any advice we can give to a newbie--who presumably don't know enough about Amtrak to weight those matters--can be of zero utility to someone with more than 300 posts here.

 

[Amtrakfflyer]

Sleeper hands down if it’s something you can afford.