My family (husband and two kids, 1 and 4 years old) and I spent a nice week in Cabo from May 2 to May 9, 2005. We had a really nice time! It was our first visit there.

I spent a lot of time reading reviews before we left. I wanted to get a feel for what our place would be like as well as Cabo. I found the reviews quite useful, so I thought I'd share my experiences.

First things first. If you have arrangements to get to your hotel, make sure to walk straight outside the airport doors to look for your rep. Don't let the many people trying to get you to go with them on the inside stop you. They may even say the right things about who and how much your airport transportation is. They just want to sign you up for a timeshare presentation and try to "get your ride for free". Even knowing this from another's helpful review, you can easily get stopped if you just don't keep walking out those doors quickly! That's a little hard to do while pushing a stroller, herding a 4 yr. old and leading your husband who's pulling the suitcases. Once you actually get out of there, it's a relief.

The Pueblo Bonito at Sunset Beach is great. It's a wonderful place for families and those not looking to be right where all the action in town is. The rooms are comfy, the view is wonderful and the sounds of the surf are incredible. We felt the service was really good too. The pools are awesome. We loved the cabanas. Reminded us of The Four Seasons.

The food at the restaurants were okay, not wonderful. We enjoyed early dinners at The Bistro the most. They have great margaritas compared to the ones at the Aquabar (which were terrible). Lunches down at the pool and Aquabar were great though. The breakfasts we had at La Nao were nice too. Suite service came quickly. They got my order wrong the second time, but still great if you don't want to leave the room. They even set up the table for you.

The golf carts weren't a problem. We took them when we wanted to go up to the Lobby but mostly walked when we were headed down. Some of those rides were quite thrilling. My little boy loved them. We heard them occassionally in the evening but they didn't bother our sleep.

Took a taxi into town ($10 up to 4 people) once to go to Cabo Wabo. Had a good lunch and some great drinks, especially the "Can't Drive 55". Yummy but potent. Walked back to The Rose. Easily walkable. If my 4 year old can do it (he gets tired easily), most people can. Took the free shuttle back to Sunset Beach.

Found Rose to be very different than Sunset Beach. We took the free shuttle there once to play on the beach and actually touch the water. We also had breakfast there. We found it to be more crowded but good for people watching and activities. When we got back to Sunset Beach we actually felt relieved. It was our quiet, relaxing resort.

One reviewer mentioned bringing your own coffee. That was great advice. We love our coffee, so we brought our Peet's coffee. The coffee makers take cone filters, by the way. All you coffee lovers will understand.

Last thing. . .I had an incredible massage at the spa. Probably one of the best ever! Definitely should go.

My husband and I are quite elderly but we still like to vacation where we get good service and delicious food. We found all that at Pueblo Bonita at Sunset Beach and much more. We had a one b/r apartment on the sixth floor where the views of the resort and the Pacific Ocean were fantastic!
We were more comfortable than in our own home, loved having breakfast on the balcony and played dominoes with friends and family out there in late afternoon.
The maids kept everything spotless in spite of the new building construction going on behind our building and answered our every need. We thought the golf carts that transported us from pool to our unit, from the lobby, to the deli, anywhere we were too tired to walk, were very unique. The drivers were very polite and helpful to this couple of old folk.
The concierge helped us in many ways, reservations for the dinner cruise to see the Arch and a wonderful view of the Pueblo Bonito Resorts, arranged a visit to the Los Cabos Cacti Mundo Botanical Gardens in San Jose, arranged a tour of the Resort so we could see the changes made in the past two years since we were last there.
It was very awe-inspiring to tour the new Pacifica Hotel with it's beautiful grounds which compliment the environment so well, and to have a luxuriously served and very delicious dinner at the Siempre Restaurant there.
We enjoyed some very good meals in town but they couldn't hold a candle to the food we were served at La Frida and La Nao Restaurants at the Resort. One day, for lunch, we were hungry for good old American food and found just what we wanted at the Bistro Restaurant there. A delicious hamburger for my husband and breaded fish and french fries for me.
When we checked out to go home, we felt like we were leaving old friends because the staff had so endeared themselves to us. Pueblo Bonito at Sunset Beach is the place to go for all ages. This old couple can attest to that fact because we saw parents with their children, teen agers and young couples enjoying themselves as much as we were.
We returned home to rain and 55 degree weather but we have wonderful memories to keep us going until we can return to Sunset Beach.

I absolutely loved this place EXCEPT FOR ONE THING: I have a very bad taste in my mouth because of the $36,000 timeshare we got suckered into purchasing. After the presentation, and after we went home and read our materials, we found out we were lied to (MAJORLY) about many of the core aspects of the program, and then when we tried to cancel in person (within the 5 day cancellation period that Mexico allows (which of course the resort denied we had the right to)), they refused to cancel...saying they could not cancel...although legally I had five days, as allowed by Mexican law. Later, after going home, when I tried to cancel via email and mentioned the 5 day rule, they said that because there was no WRITTEN cancellation, they were not acknowledging that I had cancelled at all (even though I had stood in the Sales Manager's office for half an hour trying to get him to cancel.) They said that at that point if I wanted to cancel, I would have to forgo my $10,000 deposit. Right! The Director of Member services (who is the only one who has the power to cancel) ignored me for months, and when he finally returned my email he would literally not acknowledge the fact that I had attempted to verbally cancel. To summarize, after 4 months, countless phone calls and emails, and nearly 100 hours of my time, (and disputing the charges with the credit card company, the collection agency, and PROFECO(mexico's federal consumer protection agency), they finally cancelled - and even then only because we had already gotten our credit card company to refund our $10,000 deposit and I guess they simply didn't want to fight with me any more.

Too bad, because it's a great resort. Just don't be suckered into the timeshare presentation.

My girlfriend and I just returned from one week at Sunset Beach and we had one of our best, most relaxing vacations ever! First impressions of the resort are as expected - beautiful architecture and landscaping, pools, fountains, pretty beach and a multitude of other amenities. We stayed in a Junior Suite which had all the amenities you could need for 2 people (a half-size fridge, stove top, microwave, blender, toaster, dishes/cutlery etc.). Our view was fantastic looking over the pool and beach - our co-workers were definately jealous seeing our pictures when we returned. All the staff were great, friendly and accommodating in every way. I have heard other reviewers comment on food prices but we didn't think they were bad at all. They are similar to medium-priced restaurants here in California. Even room service had the same great food for the same price as in the restuarants themselves. The pool bar and grill had great burritos, steak and fish sandwiches and guacamole! Try the 'Bailey's Special' drink!

There were only a few small cons. Firstly, we were awakened one evening by someone doing light construction (painting, moving furniture etc) in the next room at 3 in the morning. When we called the front desk to complain they apologized but said the work needed to be done. For a luxurious hotel like this I wouldn't expect them to be doing anything at that time of the morning! Also, the seafood buffet and Asian food night weren't that great. We actually had a better meal at the adjcent Pacifica (another PB property) next door that just opened a few weeks ago. For the same price the food is much more creative, elegant and well presented.

Other than that everything was great. The carts weren't too much of a bother. It was actually a good way to meet people on the rides up or down. As for downtown Cabo there really wasn't a lot to hold our attention. Medano Beach wasn't very nice with scuzzy bars lining the shore. The new mall by the marina was ok but who goes to Cabo to shop anyways. We ended up renting a car from the hotel one day and driving an hour to Todos Santos (an 'artists' colony). It was a pretty drive but once you get into town there is little to do. A few cute shops and restautants line the main street.

Overall, a fantastic vacation and we would definately go back again. I would not recommend the Blano or Rose compared to this hotel (they are a large notch down in service and ambiance).