Best Summer Vacation Spots in the USA
Jan 03, 2022 · By Vacations By Rail
From national park adventures to big city explorations, here are the top summer vacation destinations in the USA.
Read more2023 Tour code: TU-LSLE-23
About the tour
Enjoy the ride from one world-class city to another as you journey through rocky cliffs and historic landmarks, following the flow of the Hudson River. Your Lake Shore Limited Experience includes two hotel night accommodations, one in Chicago and one in New York as well as one night aboard the Lake Shore Limited. Consider upgrading to a Viewliner roomette or bedroom, which includes all meals aboard the train.
This vacation is also available from New York City to Chicago based on your travel preference.
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Itinerary
Start out in the fabulous Windy City and spend the night in one of Chicago's legendary hotels. Enjoy a complimentary pass on Chicago's Hop On/Hop-Off Trolley and visit many of the city's great shopping, dining and attractions on your own. Don't miss Millennium Park and Chicago's newest landmark, affectionately known as "The Bean." Treat yourself to deep-dish pizza or dinner at a well-known steakhouse or Italian restaurant. In the evening, Chicago's great nightlife on Rush Street beckons. Overnight Chicago.
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2.7 / 5 · 3 reviews
LINDA HEINEMAN
Submitted 26 Oct 2022
Sorry this went to spam, just saw it. It was not good. Porter wasn't very nice, bathrooms were disgusting on coach car, refrigeration went out which contaminated food, no meals like package said, pizza brought in at one stop, one meal was even on us at the train depot, and no scenic views due to not being able to sit in the dining car because it was contaminated BUT STAFF could sit there. Train cars were outdated and we got wet going from car to car due to rain. Hotel reservation was a 3rd party booking which made it hard to find our reservation. One was in my name but the other hotel was in my friends name. Very confusing. To many things went wrong on this trip that I will probably never go again. I do have two photos that I couldn't attached. I can email them if you have an email address.
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SHEILA EMERICK
Submitted 05 Oct 2022
First we met our porter and he was rude and continued throughout the trip. He did apologize as we were leaving the train in New York. Several bathrooms in the coach cars were nasty. They should be cleaned at least once during this trip. The refrigeration in the dining car broke so we did not receive the meals we paid for. Breakfast - sent to cafe car for a muffin and breakfast sandwich. Lunch - pizza was brought in. Dinner - On our own in Albany. Not much there to chose from. We also wanted to sit in the dinning car so we could view the scenery but was told we could not sit there (very rudely). Although, the Amtrak staff could sit there. Since there was not a viewing car on this trip and was told we could not sit in the cafe car, we had to stay in our little roomette the entire time. We missed seeing West Point and all the other landmarks. * Sleeper car passengers are invited to enjoy early boarding and a wine and cheese reception at 7:30 PM when available. We were never notified if this was or was not available to us. Tried to contact Vacations by Rail on Sunday. No one got back to us until Monday, which didn't matter because they did not know. We did find the lounge at the Chicago train station that we could relax in before boarding. We also did not get to board early. The Lake Shore Limited sleeper and dining cars are very old. They need a lot of updating or new cars. They are clean, but could use some updating. Learned a lot on our first Amtrak overnight trip. Will not be doing this again. This type of traveling is not for me. Gwen Freeman from Vacations by Rail did a good job with our reservations and communication. The only issue we had was checking into both hotels. Took time for them to find our reservations. The Chicago reservation was in my friends' name and the New York reservation was in mine. Would have been nice for them both to be in one name. We were told by the New York (Edison) hotel that if the reservation would have been made directly with them and not through a third party, it would have been a faster and easier check in.
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JACQUE FISHER
Submitted 31 Jul 2022
Train experience exceptional, but package logistics terrible.
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