roomette

room·ette | \ rü-ˈmet

How to pronounce roomette (audio)

, ru̇- \

Definition of roomette

: a small private single room on a railroad sleeping car

Examples of roomette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tickets cost $441 for roomettes and $820 for bedrooms. — Los Angeles Times, "Amtrak launches 2-for-1 sale on sleeping car tickets for long-distance train travel," 8 Oct. 2019 Passengers in roomettes and bedrooms, considered premium riders, will have the choice to have meals delivered to their rooms. — Washington Post, "The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car," 21 Sep. 2019 As far as amenities go, some roomettes have a toilet inside, while all bedrooms have toilets and showers included. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Amtrak's Latest Deal Makes Long-Haul Train Travel Bearable," 4 June 2019 The Seattle to Oakland roomette fare is $305 and the bedroom is $534. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "Amtrak offer BOGO Sleeper sale from Oakland and Emeryville," 4 June 2019 The previous evening’s dinner had been satisfactory and more than ample: a land-and-sea combo of flatiron steak and crab cake: $39 for coach passengers but included in my roomette fare. — Karl Zimmermann, Los Angeles Times, "Amtrak’s Southwest Chief lives to ride the rails another day," 2 Sep. 2019 For example, the one-way fare from Washington to Orlando costs $314 for two people in a roomette and $602 for a bedroom; to Chicago, the fares are $275 and $416, respectively. — Washington Post, "Travel deals: Hotel sale on St. Lucia and $100 off flights to Europe," 7 June 2019 One guest pays the full adult fare for the bedroom, family room or roomette, and the companion rides and sleeps free. — Washington Post, "Travel deals: Hotel sale on St. Lucia and $100 off flights to Europe," 7 June 2019 Emeryville to Salt Lake City is $236 (roomette) and $395 (bedroom). — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "Amtrak offer BOGO Sleeper sale from Oakland and Emeryville," 4 June 2019

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6 Dec 2019

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“Roomette.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roomette. Accessed 27 January 2020.

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