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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] Volks, when George Mortimer's descendants designed the Roomette during the '30's and first placed such in revenue service during 1937 (I'm prepared to be corrected on that point) with roundly an 18sq ft platform, all they had in mind was a single person accommodation. While I think such was a wise decision, it was Amtrak that chose to make such with two beds - no doubt to emulate the Budd Slumbercoach marketed to the railroads that was simply and blatantly an 'econosnooze'. Now let's compare the "hotel on wheels' with the hotel on land. Circa 1937, even leading hotels in major cities had an array of rooms that were often described as "broom closets". Such had maybe a 40sq ft footprint ("WC" was down the hall) and keeping that a "twin" bed is about 24', there was not too much room for much else. I stayed in a few of those back in my later '50's early 60's traveling days; "not no moe". Today when the average hotel room at a mid-level brand such as Marriott Courtyard is likely 200sq ft (and the 'bath" simply presumed), no wonder parties of two that have booked a Roomette are known to say "oh my God'. How do you think such "went down' on some folk (very nice) I once met on an AT journey (about #12 I would guess - Feb 01), he a cardiologist, she an RN. The train was sold, and so far as they were concerned, their Bennie S-Class had a better night of it. Again I reiterate my earlier position. The Amtrak Roomette is a single person accommodation that has two beds. It is my normal accommodation when traveling solo (claustrophobia has never been an issue so I use the Upper bunk, and the lower area is my 'dressing room' - I am almost 70 but able bodied and with no real body weight "issues"). The second bunk is for a small child travelling with an adult, two adolescents whose family has a Bedroom elsewhere on the train, or two adults, preferably young adults, that have been properly briefed that they are essentially booking an "indoor camping' accommodation. Such is simply unacceptable to me, I have my creature comforts at home so when traveling why should I give them up? But to Mr. and Mrs. Rookie, 'we report, you decide". [/QB][/QUOTE]
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