Q. 1) I'd love some direction on who, and how much, and when to tip.
Q. 2) How much room is available in the bedroom for carryon bags? There will be 3 of us, each with a smallish (airplane size) roller and a school sized (i.e., not monster) backpack.
We have a weird trip coming up, weird in the sense that we will be switching from roomettes to a bedroom, and then switching bedrooms.
I assume this will mean triple tipping but that is fine - just want to know the protocol. Also, I don't see any problem with luggage storage in the roomettes since we will have 2 of them for 3 people.
Any insights are SO appreciated!
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:hi: IINM weve discussed this Trip with you in a different thread, looks like you were not able to Rebook so you dont have to change Rooms during the trip???
As to tipping, most of us say that $5 per day-night/per person per Room is the norm IF the SCA provides all the expected services (ie Bed turn down/keep juice-ice- -coffe-water supply
available in Car, keeps Bathrooms and Shower clean/orderly, has a good atitude, is visible/not hidng out (their Room is Roomette #1), informs you of all the info you need re room/car/meals-services on Train. If they perform any special services (ie Bringing meals to Room/helping with Luggage etc. maybe $10 extra. On a 2 day/2 mnight trip such as yours $20 should be sufficient with Regular Service. Since you are changing Cars, $10 to the First SCA and $10 to the other should work! As to Meals in the Diner, a suggestion is 15-20% of menu price to the server, the LSA (runs the Diner)doesnt require a tip! The wine and cheese tasting, $2 is sufficient!( Suggestions:Breakfast $2-$3/Lunch $2-3/Dinner $5)Conductors and Coach Attendants (and Engineers and Station Agents) arent tipped! ^_^ Any Redcaps your might use, $5 is a nice tip!)
Luggage Room; Plenty in the Bedroom, not much in the Roomettes! Since you have two Roomettes part of the Trip, you could put your stuff in the top Bunk of the Room with one person, but otherwise the Luggage Rack Downstairs is the place for Larger Luggage, just take what you need up to the Room, you can always access your bag when you need it , ie Showers, Change Clothing etc. Also youll find the Communal Shower lots easier to use than the Small Shower/Toliet Combo in the Bedrooms, they tend to get wet since the Shower sprays the whole Closet the Bathroom is in!
Id suggest talking with the two SCAs on this Train (the SEA Sleeper and the PDX Sleeper) before you reach Spokane and have to change cars, so they are aware of the moving you are doing and also they MAY be willing to help you move, maybe even BEFORE Spokane if a Room is Available// Dont forget to ask the SCA if there is anyway you don't have to move also, sometimes they juggle stuff so you don;'t have to move! Good luck, nice Trip!
