I’d booked an Amtrak roomette before, so I knew what to expect when I entered the 23-square-foot space — two seats facing each other that formed a lower bunk by night, a pullout table between them, and another bunk that pulled down from above.
It had been nearly four years since my last overnight Amtrak ride, and as soon as I sat down, I could tell the seats were newer and far more comfortable.
An Amtrak spokesman, Marc Magliari, told Business Insider that the entire Superliner fleet was getting an interior refresh, and 76% of them — including my ride — had already been updated.
“The seats have the same frame, but the cushions are new, and there’s more lumbar support in this current seat cushion design than the old seat cushion design,” Magliari said. “If you see gray, vinyl seating, then you know that you are in a fresh room.”
The vinyl felt much smoother on my skin than the pilled, blue fabric seats in my previous Amtrak accommodations. The upgraded seat cushions weren’t stiff like the old ones either.
I thought the seats alone made the new Amtrak roomette cozier for a long ride.
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