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room·ette | \ rü-ˈmet 
, ru̇- \
, 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 Passengers in roomettes and bedrooms, considered premium riders, will have the choice to have meals delivered to their rooms.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "Amtrak offer BOGO Sleeper sale from Oakland and Emeryville," 4 June 2019 These prices aren't much more than a round-trip economy flight for the same journey, except roomettes are much more comfortable.
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Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, "Train Deal: Two-For-One Roomettes on Amtrak," 21 June 2018
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