My wife and I tried really hard to like Pueblo Bonito Blanco, but there were just too many problems with the hotel and especially the staff.
We visited in June 2008 for an extended weekend. The first thing we noticed was that the lobby was torn up for renovations. Hotel failed to warn us. We had asked for a room with a king size bed, but were told none were available. We stayed for three nights in room 323, which had a nice balcony overlooking the flamingos. (Quickly grew accustomed to the strange sounds these birds make throughout the night, but light sleepers might have a problem.) The maid was very helpful, she even pushed the two twin beds together to make one huge bed. The other "furniture" is made out of concrete and white plaster; you will bang the heck out of your feet at least once before you get the hang of this strange arrangement.
After three days, we were rudely thrown out of room 323 by Arturo who announced that the "owner" had unexpectedly arrived. Turns out that Pueblo Bonito Blanco is a timeshare facility. You will be reminded constantly by everyone that works there; from "Grandpa" the maitre de to Elly the concierge to the young man who works the beachfront activities. (If you cannot get $200 off the price of activities for listening to a hard sale presentation, then you don't have a pulse.) Arturo tried to blame the situation on us, and then finally gave us room 518. The room had positives and negatives. A plus: it didn't have concrete furniture. A negative: like half the rooms in the hotel, this room had the bedroom located next to the walkway (think Motel 6) so every passing group will wake you up if a light sleeper. To make matters worse, the bedroom was next to the elevator which plays Mexican music all night long. The lock on the bedroom window was broken, and the hotel was unable (unwilling) to repair it.
The two dining areas served average to poor quality food for a resort. Kids should be happy, but adults will look elsewhere.
Kids seem to love the swimming pool. Many of the adults decided to brave the horde of kids rather than the constantly present (and agressive) beach vendors. The vendors really spoiled an otherwise wonderful view from the beach from chairs. Probably didn't have more than a dozen homeless people approach us the entire time we were there, and the staff was quick to intervene, except at night.
The hotel is located down several back streets from the main road, so highway noise is not a problem. Security does a good job of watching the front entrance, but I would not recommend walking the streets in the area after dark. We were very glad that we rented a car.
Cabo San Lucas is very touristy. A friend commented that every citizen of Cabo San Lucas is trained in school to sell timeshares. At first I laughed, but later I began to think he was right. Every vendor on the beach, every waiter, every store merchant, every "information" kiosk operator, every car rental agent. Even the bell boy. If the hotel can ditch the timeshares (and the staff that constantly hawk the timeshare sales), then we might consider returning. If not, then forget it.
Pst! Amigo, you want a great deal on a timeshare?