No, they vary. I once heard that the bedrooms are supposed to be on the ocean side, which would put you on the land side, but I have seen them both ways multiple times. Also, it frequently varies by car. In other words, on the same train, some cars have had the bedrooms on the ocean side while other cars had them on the land side. I've enjoyed both sides. If you're on the land side, then you'll be on the inside of the horseshoe curve and on the Grapevine side in the Tehachapi Mountains US-101 side in the Cuesta Pass.