Don't Book an Amtrak Bedroom After 65 Until You See This

The Amtrak Bedroom looks wonderful in the pictures: twice the space of a roomette and your own toilet in the room. But there are a few things you only find out once you're aboard. Here's what to see before you book it after 65. I'm Stanley Pike, and in this video I show you what the Bedroom really is, then the four things the brochure leaves out: the stairs (on western double-decker trains the Bedrooms are on the upper level), the upper bed and its ladder, the bathroom (a small combined toilet-and-shower booth, not a hotel bath), and the thin wall to the next room. Then the check almost nobody makes, pricing the Bedroom and the roomette side by side for your exact date, because sometimes the gap is tiny. Plus who the Bedroom is right for, who should skip it, and the Bedroom Suite for families. Not affiliated with Amtrak. Bedroom and Bedroom Suite details from Amtrak's own pages as of 2026; the honest downsides from experienced riders. Rooms and prices vary by train and date, so check your own. My whole system for pricing an Amtrak trip in the right order is in my ebook, How I Saved $5,000 on Amtrak After 65: https://stanleypike.com #amtrak #amtrakbedroom #seniortravel