The BEST ROOM onboard the Caledonian Sleeper train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2023
- We try out the premium room onboard the Caley Sleeper to see what it's like with two people in there! And will we get any sleep? Join us on an overnighter from London to Glasgow...
Hi, I’m Steve, a travel reviewer from Scotland. Join me on my adventures as I discover my own country, often visiting places for the first time, so hopefully it's as much of an eye-opener for you as it is for me! Don't expect expert opinion, just a very honest journey of discovery. Sometimes featuring my intrepid sidekick Alicja, sometimes featuring adventures beyond the borders of Scotland. Enjoy!
Filmed in January 2023
Apologies - audio is not great on this video. You can thank GoPro for that! I 'upgraded' to a GoPro11 but have had nothing but trouble with it, and GoPro make it as difficult as they can to resolve/return, so I do feel a bit ripped off by it. I'll persevere though and try to find an audio solution for this camera. But in the meantime, it'll be back to the GoPro8 for the next few videos I think! Cheers.
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410 quid one way is outrageous - no wonder they were able to comp this one, I'm amazed they sell it at all
I doubt they DO sell it to be honest, that's why you only see UA-camrs in here :D
@@steve-marsh To get on you have to book quite far in advance, as it is fully booked monthly
Hahahaha laughed so much at the putting the camera inside the room and walking back in gag! Drives me crazy when youtubers do that lol, thats why you’re the best travel youtuber!!
Haha cheers mate :)
More authentic. At least there's no constant reference to his Timberlands or a NASA shirt. You know who I'm on about :D :D
10:05 - "Who's paying?" Classic!!
@@rich_rich90yeah. His product placement is just ridiculous and pathetic, don’t forget his bosse headphones either, also the way he speaks, he’s English so why does he refer to everything in an American way with the way he pronounces everything and even the currency is in dollars, very strange seems as he’s English
Yessss! Tourists can also buy it for saving🥺 and I also know a cheaper channel😎
I tried it last November down to London and it was a terrible experience, which made me regret not taking a mid-morning departure from Glasgow. Bed was uncomfortable, the room was tiny and I had to get pretty creative with stowing my luggage and there was no on-board hot food due to staffing shortages (hint, pay people a decent wage to work these things and you won't have staffing shortages). The Caledonian Sleeper has been something I'd wanted to try for a long time but the cost versus the experience just wasn't worth it in the end.
In my Big Corporate days I was a regular on the Cally Sleeper because the fare was usually cheaper than a flight and a hotel. Now the prices are so ridiculously high it’s difficult to justify the sleeper however much I love it. I would love to try the double room though! 🤔
Aye, you'd get a decent hotel and flight back for the price of the double these days mate, but despite the lack of sleep, there's just something so cool about any train, especially an overnighter :)
Yes many others have said the same Roger. I suppose it's a way of justifying the cost of the new rolling stock with its enhanced amenities. Despite all this The Scotsman reports that Serco said Cal Sleeper had lost over £60 million over the past seven years.
@@alexmcwhirter6611 that’s an eye-watering amount. I guess now we’ll have to wait and see if the Sleeper goes back under Government control and what they will do to experience and the prices. 🤔
@@RogEdwardsTV If you do an online search The Scotsman reported the actual amount ... I think it was £69 million ... a couple of weeks ago.
Is it worth it? We were considering it as a treat on our trip, my dad has fond memories of night time trains London to Edinburgh years and years ago!
lovin the train vids, i work for kiwiRail as Mechanical Engineer in New Zealand , our rail network is nothing compared to the UK and EUROPE, cheers for taking us along guys,
NZ always confused me with trains - I lived there for 2 years and can't remember seeing a single one :D (and I worked on Beach Road, Auckland near the station) :D
Loved it ❤
I enjoyed this, thanks!
Very enjoyable. Thanks, guys!!!!
another great vid .Thanks
Just cracking videos every time Steve! Cheers 👍
Another great video…. Glad we found you guys
Lovely video, thanks both.
Always interesting. Thank you.
Thanks Janet!
Many thanks for bringing us along on what looked like it was a nice way to travel. Quite different from when I used the Kings Cross to Aberdeen sleeper in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Always enjoy your videos. Keep ‘em coming you do a great job!
Cheers Scott!
Aaah a new Steve video, will watch that tonight as I am working at the moment.. Was just checking the channel of something new came up.. Thanks Steve.. 😊😎😊
Alicja going "oooh" at 9:50 when the window lights switched on as if it were some kind of magical spell is adorable.
Another excellent video - hopefully the service will improve (within reason) when the goverment take over. What I like about Steve's content is that there is a start, middle and end -and you know why the trip is taking place - rather than some who just turning up somewhere !
Great vid Steve, laughed at the bit where you jokingly walked back in the room - hate when UA-camrs do that! Along with no click bait or shocked face thumbnails…is why you are the YT🐐
Would love to try a sleeper just for the experience. The cabin looked very nice and you had everything you needed! Polite service too😊
I have often wondered what it would be like to go up to Edinburgh on a sleeper; not sure I could sleep either, but the bed did look comfy. That was great you got a complimentary after your last experience. Nice one Steve
Not a bad freebie! My mam used to say, shy bairns get nowt! Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Australia.
Thanks Richard!
Thanks Steve you both enjoyed as allways thanks a smooth journey yous had I glad too see
Thanks mate!
Another fab enjoyable informative video, what more can be said! Tried watching other Vloggers & not a patch on you Steve! Hope Alicjia's day at work wasn't too bad x
Always enjoy the train journeys mate. Would absolutely love to try the sleeper!
I always love it too but despite being comfortable, for some reason I can never really sleep!
Fantastic video Steve, great overview of the sleeper and the facilities. That is one on the bucket list for me, want to try it one day. Keep the videos coming all brilliant
Cheers Bryan!
Great vlog as always, you two work so well together. Always a interesting and informative vlog 👌
Thanks so much! 😊
Nice treatment by Caledonian. Another exciting Scottish travelogue.
Remember the good old days bargain berths 19 quid now a tourist train great video as always
Steve, the look on your other half face was priceless when you said about 10 min brisk walk to the next station! But look on the bright side, there were no annoying rattles like what you had to injure on a previous overnight endurance!!!!
It was nice to get a chance to see what this was like. That price tag is too high, though. So now I know thanks to you!
An interesting video , definitely a narrow corridor going into your cabin on train 🚂! Keep up the good work & all the best 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
Great vid as always Steve! Sean and i get super excited when u upload! 😁 you've motivated us to visit Riga and we're booked for end of March!
Ahhhmazing! :D I'm sure you guys will have a fantastic time there, I loved the place! And thanks for getting in touch, hope you're doing well!
Amazing content again Steve 😁 thank you both again to my favourite UA-camrs
As always too kind mate :)
Love your pods,lived in florida since the 80s and love to visit all the places that i never visited when l was young.cant believe all the beautiful places that i missed.keep up the good work from lanark graham
Nice to see you both out and about on your travels and having a sleep on a train and I am ok and you 2 are so funny and very informative about what your talking about
Thank you! 😃
This must be your 3rd cal sleeper trip! Lucky to get a freebie though and clearly that room was the best way to go but I suppose it costs the most. You've covered all the types of room and I bet some people stay in that club car all night which means it needs to be bigger. Great video as always.
You guys are hilarious!! Love your videos!! That is definitely one narrow corridor!
OOO I'm looking forward to this - my family and I have wanted to do that for a while...
This is such a cool video 😊
Different way of travelling from London, and the bonus of the complimentary ticket as well, so another good informative video from you both, and keep well. All the Best
Cheers John!
Thanks for sharing this trip, was good that you got the complimentary tickets.. it’s expensive, but I’d so like to go up to the highlands this way some time!
Really enjoying your vids, you have a great relationship there 😀👍
Cheers Simon!
the "staging" of coming into the room for the 1st time was hilarious... well played!
Crikey - train travel has changed a lot since I last did a long journey! Not that I ever used the sleeper service. Great video - and I'm delighted that you were compensated with free travel. Nice one Caledonian Sleeper!
Aye fair play to them Jim, cheers!
I love traveling by rail and have done a trip on the Cornish Riviera that was marvelous., next time I am in the UK I want to do the Caledonian Sleeper so fingers crossed. Thank you both for taking me along as always your videos are very well done and a joy to watch. Take care and stay safe. Cheers.
Hey thanks so much Simon! :)
Don't get the seats, they are not at all comfortable.
Great video as always. I’ve thought about taking the overnight sleeper to Edinburgh (I go a couple of times a year to visit family there) … but was put off by the price. (And I know I wouldn’t sleep well). But the views on the East coast line are so amazing ( during the daytime) who would want to miss them ?
better trip this time glad they looked after you
Great video and the first i've seen with your other half 😂great to see how both carry on you need to bring her on more of your trips
I always love a good Caledonian Sleeper trip Steve I am glad we both got to try the double room. I am hopefully going try the Aberdeen to London route in the summer after last year’s trip from Inverness. Hope you are both well and you found your Van and Alicia got to work ok. Hope you are both well take care both
Cheers mate, that was a tough day after this trip :D
Enjoyed this video,
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Hi Steve and Alicja. We so enjoy watching your videos . We are watching from Cyprus tonight and our son watches your videos every week from Dubai . So appreciate seeing our homeland from afar . Our home is in Scotland too and great to hear you grew up in Stonehaven . I taught in all 3 primary schools there before I retired. Keep up the great work it's brilliant . Dot Jack & family
Cheers guys! Great to hear the videos are being watched literally all over the world! Wow! Ahhh I only went to Mackie in Stonehaven, never had the chance to experience the primary schools there - I was still in Dalgety Bay :)
That is a good idea, tapping the room to lock it with the card. Better than most hotel rooms, where it is so easy to leave your room card on the table and walk out, then just as the door shuts, you get that horrible feeling when you realise you have left the card and locked yourself out! I think Bunk beds and a bit more room might be better, but then it is not for everyone. Also, I don't fancy someone climbing over me in the middle of the night to go to the toilet! Nice that you can lock the room, though. Looked very clean, shame they don't check for damage and things that don't work. But that tends to be normal these days, fit it and it will never need looked at again! Yeah, right!!
Great Video Steve
Always love your videos Steve!!
Euston to Glasgow is a special train for me. One time I fell out with my pal and had to pay near on 200 quid to get home, the other was a trapse round Euston for 2 hours, begging for the good graces of a steward, because my ticket home was from Watford Junction. 😂😂
Haha memories! :)
Thanks Steve another great video. A great way to travel but expensive.
Considering it's a train, I think that is pretty amazing and I know far more luxurious versions exist around the world, but I would be happy with that. Best thumbnail yet btw!
The whole time you're just thinking 'at least I'm not in a seat' :)
Love central station coming from London so many friendly people
Excellent that your got your free trip Steve! There's nothing like a good train journey but I know what you mean about not getting much sleep overnight on one. When I was a child I went to Ontario on a train with my Mom to visit my Grandmother. I remember I loved it and slept great but as an adult I haven't managed to find that bliss again. Moving beds and noise don't make for for a good night's sleep for me I guess. I am envious of others than can sleep through anything. Lovely room you had though but Alicja having to work the next day was unfortunate. The next day after getting no sleep isn't good for anyone. Thanks for showing us your cabin and your trip and let's hope your next one goes smoother. All the best!
Thanks Janice! Totally agree, being able to sleep on the move would be a real blessing!
That was the largest bed I've ever seen on a train. Thanks for sharing.
Great video Steve
That made me giggle with being proper youtubers putting the camera down and coming in again, Love the videos and you are a proper youtuber 🙂
Not bad at all Steve to say the sleeping pod was complimentary, it just about covered every thing one would need and well thought out, I thought the shower was going to have a malfunction at one point but all was well😅the corridors would be a bit of a challenge if two buxom ladies wanted to pass at the same time i would imagine! thanks 🙏 both of you for sharing a different aspect of traveling overnight with us, 😴🤗👏
Back on the rails next week Bernice :)
Nice Video Steve, the cabin looks great and very modern. Great breakfast!!! Only been on a sleeper once from Glasgow to Euston back back in 1994, a while ago. Maybe the price will come down eventually.
Cheers David! Would love the price to drop so we could do this more often!
Good, well,,,, interesting memories of that train up to the Highlands and some Munroes. Thanks.
Cheers Simon!
6:33 am Big Bear California USA
Good morning! Stacy here! Fantastic video, job well done! I did see your previous experience in that seat all..night..long, clickity clack. This was much better! Thanks for the preview! I’m booked for June 1, 2023 from Fort William to London! Looking forward to it! Keep your videos coming!
Have an amazing time Stacy!!!!
Simply the best 👌!!!!
Thank you 🙌
That was the best Caledonian Sleeper video ive watched because it was realistic. Just cant believe the prices ....its not on my list to do because it isnt luxury but it is a luxury price. I rember as a kid going on the sleeper to Perth with the car on board the train...cabins with bunk beds and a basin. Plenty of proper food in the dining car and as a kid of course it was super exciting ...possably more glamorous or just rose tinted specs:)
Cheers Michael!
Steve, wee tip here! Your missus was choking for a drink, should’ve braved the busy cabin😂 she looked pure disappointed walking back to the cabin.
First video I’ve watched but you’ve got a new subscriber big man. Brilliant stuff
Hi Steve. Thank you so much for doing these videos. I've recently discovered them and they're great. The thing I really like is you show all the interesting nooks and crannies and really show what your country has to offer. I'm from Sheffield but I absolutely love Scotland and hope to head up for a visit soon. We're thinking Arran for our next trip. Gairloch is one of my favourites and have visited numerous times. Keep up the outstanding work. Phil.
Cheers Phil!! Ah Gairloch - every summer holiday for me as a kid! And love Arran too :)
Cheers guys for another great vlog.. Not seen one on the double room before. Take care and continue the travel. Just a thought, how about Oslo to Bergen by train which stops at Finse (check it out). Would be amazing in winter 😊.
Oh I'd LOVE to do that one. In fact there's a lot I'd like to do over there, the thing that restricts me to be honest is the expensive fare just to get to the start point :(
Oh my gosh! Two in a row where my feet stayed on the ground. I am absolutely thrilled. Plus we were traveling by rail!!! Thank you so much for the trouble that you go through to make these videos for us. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.
Thanks so much Kate :) Oh, and next week, STILL on the rails :)
@@steve-marsh WooHoo! Love the rails. Thank you.
My wife and I did the Caledonian Sleeper to Aberdeen in a double room. We boarded at 8.30pm 9.15 departure. We ate in the Club car and it wasn't too busy. We slept reasonable well, but as you said, you need to acclimatise. Sadly my shower was cold. We would do it again though! Great video, cheers.
Hey glad you had a fun trip! :)
Great video, Steve and Alicia! In my college days, I would take the Night Owl from Boston to DC. Started at 10:30 pm and arrived at 7:30 am, spending a lot of time in NY switching engines. I never took a bunk, being young and cheap, but there was always a party in the back of the last car.😂😂
Sounds amazing mate :)
Ooh, the Night Owl! I had a good job then, and those roomettes were one of money's great joys.😊
💜👍💜👍💜🚂🚂🚂🚂 cool video ..first time seeing a sleeper train👍👍💜💜💜
Enjoyable video Steve and Alicja. So expensive though. Lucky you got a freebie. Don't think I'd pay that much. Seat would do me for probably the same amount of sleep. Hope Alicja managed to stay awake at work the next day!
Poor Girl had a tough day at work! You're spot on, sleep is tough even in the best room!
Great video Steve and I loved the You Tube gag. The bed did look super comfortable though.
Thanks so much :) Aye, it was very comfy, no idea why I don't sleep well on the move!
Great video 👌
Never slept well on any sleeper train I have been on. Especially the Night Riviera - on the return to London I may as well have been sleeping in the Class 57 engine room! But there is just something about them. Such a cool way to travel! Caledonian will have to wait for a while, it really is very expensive if you want a decent cabin, especially when you compare it to European sleepers at 1/4 of the price.
Hard to disagree with what you say here!
Hi Steve it’s Paul from Kent again hope you are both well 🎉good news I subscribe to 42 channels on you tube your channel is the 2nd most popular one from my votes so well done keep up ⬆️ the fab work take care Paul
Haha no way!!! Thanks so much mate!!!! :)
Interesting vid Steve. Agree with your comments about style over substance and I bet Alicja was shattered when she got to work. BTW, that water pressure looked hilarious in the shower! 😅
Haha at least it was hot - I've heard horror stories of freezing cold showers, although that would have done us good in the morning! Alicja was a wee star going to work the next day!
Did the old sleeper up to Fort William many years ago - the longer trip made sleeping easier. Would love to see you do it one day as everyone else only ever goes to Glasgow or Edinburgh. Maybe when it comes back under ScotRail?
Oh I'd love to mate! :)
Great video
Lovely. Greetings from Canada.
Thanks so much Cheryl! :)
Oh, that was neat! It is - 44 below zero with the wind chill added in in Minnesota.
That's crazy!!!! Stay warm!
Great video! I've always had issues with Caledonian sadly. Gwr sleeper on the other hand, absolutely faultless
Need to try them out!
🚂 😯, that beats me sitting on my rucksack next to the doors of the carriage, going home at Christmas on a packed train when I was in the Paras in the 80’s & 90’s……. Mini hotel room 🥳.
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Excellent video guys yous are a credit love from dublin❤
Thanks so much mate!!!
Steve, travelling on the old sleeper up to Fort William was one of my most memorable experiences ever. Going across Rannoch Moor in the snow was simply amazing!
Sadly, my first experience of the new sleeper (before I did this UA-cam thing) was terrible. I too had a text saying the club car was closed, but I was welcome to eat and drink my own provisions in it(!) - gee thanks! And getting into Edinburgh, we were basically booted out onto the platform at 6:30 absolutely knackered and heading for the nearest Pret! My second experience was better but it’s so inconsistent, still! Anyway, I wait with interest to see what changes later on in the year but as it stands, for me, the Night Riviera is much much better atm.
It sure is a bit of a flawed product, but very friendly staff help a lot. It is frustrating though as it could be SO much better with some creative design. Hey, when I got that text I was just relieved it wasn't cancelling the service altogether. I was half expecting a bus replacement :D
@@steve-marsh I'm not sure it would be practical to provide overnight coaches to the different destinations unless the line is physically blocked (extreme weather once meant the Highlander ended up being a static train in Euston overnight - especially on the highlander!- I was onboard , everyone was clueless about what would happen the next day . For the lowlander I suppose Carstairs could be a case of taxi from Glasgow with potentially the same coach(es) to Glasgow going via Edinburgh .
Another great video. 😂 my partner and I love love watching these so much!! If you’re ever down toward Rugby- give us a shout 🥳
Cheers Julia!!! :)
I took the sleeper last Summer and the benefit was not having to go through airport security and the thrill of it honestly. I'm surprised you didn't get a packet with shampoo, etc but maybe they were out. You did, however, get the eye mask which I did not. Overall, I'd say it was worth it, but definitely not the best night's sleep. I was a bit shattered when I got to London and was unaware that I could have used the lounge at Euston because the shower didn't really work for me. But I enjoyed it nonetheless! Nice video and yes those Scottish sky colors .. amazing! And even though I didn't sleep well the bed was VERY comfortable. I didn't sleep because I rolled from side to side!
Ahhh I forgot about lounge access!
Liked the way you filmed this, nice and honest. Have you done the Riviera Night train to Penzance? ( The Mrs would love it) . Cheers
Dying to do it! But waiting till I've got a bit more cash as would love to do some wee flights when down that way out to the islands :)
Nice!
Morning Steve and Alicja hope you had a good holiday looks like a short trip not much sleep but it was free 😊 At lease it wasn’t snowing! Take care see you soon ps like froggy 😘
Cheers Linda!
The morning after a night train always felt like a waste of London time, you’re tired, loaded with luggage and waiting to check in, the return journey so much better, a proper breakfast and train home, but always like the romance of a overnight train. Everything expensive these days, like concert tickets and train fares soon everything will be virtual. Lovely cabin fresh shower a bacon roll and home, what more do you need
You're so right John!
Those corridors are even tighter than the ones on the old Mk 3 sleepers, aren't they? I fear next time I use it, I will need to use the accessible room anyway, so maybe that's a blessing...
I'm liking your "more quality than substance" phrase a lot - that describes the pricing problem in a nutshell. I gather they're priced on a rough parity with London hotels, but that ignores the fact that an awful lot of people wouldn't be staying in such hotels - but in the much cheaper pod or hostel varieties anyway.
I also agree about the length of sleep issue, which is only really resolved if you're travelling all the way to Inverness, or Fort William. I appreciate they need the main line station platforms during the morning rush hour, but surely there is a little-used bay somewhere on the suburban network with a decent frequency of trains you can use free of charge to reach the city centre stations later? Springburn with four platforms of which one is normally spare springs to mind - or Platform 0 at Haymarket, as an Edinburgh sleeper terminal?
"We didn't get to sleep until 1.30 in the morning." - that's actually a little too much information, Steve. Especially as you couldn't get a seat in the bar...😇😄😂
Haha!!!! Paul!!!! :D
A freebee, nice. The shower sound just like I feel at 7.30 am. 🤣 interesting to see the double room. 2x👍
This year, hubby and I finally did the Amtrak Coast Starlight train from the northern part of Oregon, down to Southern California. About 27 hours in a sleeper cabin. I did…okay. Hubby didn’t sleep a wink. Knowing what I know now, I think I could have a very enjoyable trip overnight on a train, but I couldn’t drag him back on for anything! Oh, well.
Thanks for your report on your trip. I’d never seen the double room before. Hope Alicja survived her work day. ATB to you both.
Wow would LOVE to do that trip - but would need a nice hotel at the end of the line for a good sleep :)
I am doing that again next month along with The Cardinal and South West Chief from NYC to LA. Due to budget constraints it will be in coach but of course the seats are miles better than the Caledonian Sleeper.
Really good video Steve. So interesting. Didn’t recognise you without your baseball cap. Haven’t seen your hair before!! 👏👏😀😀🏴