My wife and I spent ten days in an amazing three bedroom Villa at Montecristo Estates at the Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort....The Montecristo Estates are the top of the line accomodations at the resort and are only available to owners, exchanges through the Registry Collection or by private rental from an owner.....We stayed in Villa number 5 for ten days in January 2008 and had an amazing and relaxing vacation. Villa 5 is on the very top/highest row......The views from the villa were awesome (pictures to follow at later time) and you could almost swear that you could see the curve of the earth!!....and since you are pointed directly south, you could see directly both the sunrise and the sunsets over the ocean from your villa.....truly amazing....The Villas are enormous at almost three thousand square feet of interior space and probably another fifteen hundred of patios and decks.....Each villa comes with a full size, heated, private infinity pool and separate outdoor hot tub/ jacuzzi..The infinity pool was the best I have ever experienced and gave new meaning to the word "infinity" with the edges of the pool appearing totally boundless....Gas Barbecue Grill and wonderful deck furniture.....There is daily maid service and they keep the place spotless.....We shopped for groceries and cooked for ourselves most of the time but did eat 3 or 4 times at the main resort (sunset beach resort) at the bottom of the hill and located right on the beach....the main hotel/resort is also very nice and has all of the features you would expect at a five star resort and it is quite large with plenty of restaurants and services.....a great spa which my wife used and loved....If you would prefer, your own personal concierge will arrange for a private chef to cook your meals, at a charge of course, and they will even shop for you also for a charge.....
The Villas are fully equipped with only the finest furnishings, linens, towels, toiletries, and hi tech including plasma televisions in each of the three bedroom suites as well as flat screen tv's in the living room and family room.....There is a new HP computer with high speed internet (free) in the lower level family room, .... oh and there is surround sound system in the lower level family room. Full Kitchen, fully equipped with everything you need for preparing great meals.....Also stack washer and dryer in a separate utility room....
Full shuttle service, also free,will take you every twenty minutes to the main resort on the beach.....
Did the time share presentation which was painless and received certificates good for cash towards our food and beverage purchases and also some spa vouchers which my wife used while there....
We really hardly left the villa other than to shop twice for groceries and once to take some pictures at the Marina and Lands End area.....It was just so very relaxing to enjoy our private paradise and the terrific space we had.....So quiet and relaxing....
If you wanted to take in more activities there was plenty to do at the main resort or they will shuttle you for free to their sister resorts in Cabo.....Also you private concierge will be happy to arrange tours and activities..They are very friendly and so helpful......We just wanted to "chill" which is what we did.
I would highly recommend Montecristo Estates and if you have the chance to go, you'll never regret the experience. Don't forget to take lots of pictures......I'll try to post some photos to this review at a later time.
Feel free to email me with any questions.

This is the most amazing resort my husband & I have been to. There is nothing negative to say. We went w/5 other couples, in June - there was no crowd - w/6 pools, we practically had the pools to ourselves all week long. We went to the Pacifica (sister resort nearby) one evening for dinner - it was pricey - but an awesome experience. It was very dark - they brought you little flashlights to read the menu by - and brought shaws for the ladies when we got alittle chilled. Beware of the salads ($18.00), but if you want a once-in-a-life-time dinning experience....this is it!
We had absolutely NO problem w/the time-share people - we went one morning for our presentation - by doing so - they gave us breakfast, paid our taxi fare to & from the aiport, gave us $200 each for food/drinks & gave each of us a bottle of Tequila, plus we got to visit Monte Cristo (the millon dollar condos on top of the hill). There was absolutely no pressure.

We took the free shuttle to the sister resort downtown (Rosa) & shopped downtown - very safe, nice ride. Had dinner at the Rosa at the outdoor restaurant - very nice! If you want to go to the Office (a famous restaurant/bar on the beach) you better call for reservations the day you arrive as we could not get anything the day we were there.

My family, as well as my Brother's family - a total of 10 adults - seven individuals between 17 and 27 - stayed at Pueblo Bonito
Sunset Beach from Dec. 21/07 to Jan. 4t/08. We all had the best vacation we have ever had! I cannot think of one negtive comment about the resort - it is stunningly beautiful, the service and people are amazing, the food was fantastic and the pools and beach were great . Contrary to one persons review, we walked on the beach every day we were there, sometimes in the surf and always to the end- past the owners property - not once did I ever see any guards or individuals prohibiting you in any way. There is a staff member on the beach in front of the resort to ensure that there is no swimming as the waves come in fairly strong and it would be foolish to swim there. I think it's great that they look after their guests safety in this manner as there are some people with questionable mental competence who would attempt to surf or swim in the ocean at this location. As far as the timeshare individuals, we were politely asked when we were checking in if we would be interested in attending a presentation - we declined and never heard another word from anyone. The weather was perfect each day we were there and we watched whales, dolphins, cruise ships and fishing boats from the amazing view on our balcony. Although the golf cart service was fantastic, we often walked to our destination for the exersize - it really helped you not to feel overly indulgent with all the food and drink consumed on holidays - and to explore the resort with all the gorgeous foliage, flamingos, parrots, swans, fish pond, etc. In regards to the odor when the plants were being watered, which is only in the early morning so as not to bother anyone, I commend the resort for using 'grey' water for this purpose - it's eco-friendly. Anyone who can't appreciate this resort or finds something to complain should re-think their attitude and their view of life.

Don't stay here! Like a prison/dictatorship - you have no rights here - literally. The owner's henchmen will not allow you to walk on the beach, fish, etc., and if you even near the rocks on the beach under the owner's mansion immediately adjacent to the hotel's only beach (that is clearly marked with a sign, as with all Mexican beaches, that states that you are entering Federal property (public property)), you'll be affronted by a squad of guards that has no regard for the meaning of public property/access, even in the face of the posted signage. This is a disgrace and likely illegal, but as Mexico, seemingly goes under the radar. Only via consumerism and tranparency to this sort of thing through vigilent information sharing will these sorts of unnaceptable horrible practices get noticed by hitting the wallet, so to speak. The facility is lovely - outside of very extensive construction, but by all accounts, oversold to mostly elderly folks, as we discussed with many timeshare holders that booked years in advance only to not have room preference requests (confirmed in writing) honored & this is a big deal based on the vertical layout. Additionally, we primarily carefully ate only here, as a short stay, and I contracted a fierce case of Montezuma's revenge. It is also noteworthy that based on the vertical layout, the beaches are likely highly polluted anyway, as washoff pipes run out directly at the beach level and this is as big complex - so toxic walks in the sand to boot. For addtl. context, have travelled the world over (w emphasis on 3rd world here) - recently to the likes of India, Thailand & Bali, and this place takes the cake - would advise avoiding at all cost.