Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Review: Romance and Relaxation on the Menu!
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Part of the Pueblo Bonito group of deluxe Mexican resorts, the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica is the only one of the four PB resorts in Los Cabos that is purely all-inclusive.
Meals and drinks are included in the rates – of course!
We’d previously vacationed at the Pacifica property and written a review of Pueblo Bonito Pacifica.
On our last stay at Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach (its neighboring sister property), we were delighted to revisit the PB Pacifica for an evening – touring the resort and enjoying a lovely dinner.
And so we’ve now updated our review.
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Pueblo Bonito Pacifica review
There have been some changes (good ones) since we first bedded down at the resort.
But the thing that struck us the most is that it still has the same casually elegant air about it.
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica is not a party place.
It’s one of Cabo’s nicest adults-only resorts.
And it’s a place to relax, to stroll the almost-private beach, maybe to play golf (at the Quivira Golf Club) – and to watch glorious sunsets while sipping seriously delicious artisanal cocktails.
We’re not the only ones to like the resort.
It was recently honored in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveler “Readers’ Choice Awards” as one of the Top 20 Resorts in Western Mexico.” (It took the #16 spot.)
You might like to read: Which Pueblo Bonito resort is best in Cabo San Lucas?
The rooms
The original accommodations are in 154 rooms.
This is in contrast to the condo-style units with kitchens or kitchenettes, found at Pueblo Bonito’s three other resorts in Cabo (we’ve stayed at all of them).
Rooms are 350 square feet in size; two-room ocean-view suites have 689 square feet of space.
Sunlight filters through onyx accents inlaid in guestroom doors.
Beds have dreamy feather tops.
And terraces feature solid native wood furniture.
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Towers
The resort also has a more exclusive “hotel within a hotel” building, called The Towers.
The 47 club-level rooms and suites come with personal butlers who offer siesta turn-down service among other perks.
Some suites in the Towers even come with private plunge pools.
The restaurants
The resort has three restaurants onsite for dinner – Siempre for Mediterranean-style dishes, Pescados for sushi and sashimi, and Peninsula, Pacifica’s newest restaurant.
We started our evening with a tequila tasting at sunset – downing shots of Blanco, Reposado and Anejo (aged at least a year), finishing of with Mezcal.
It was fun to try the different recommended accompaniments with each – lime and salt with the Blanco, but orange and chili salt with the Reposado (a cool taste twist).
And then it was on to the Peninsula for fresh fish and organic veggies.
Shiny new amenities
As part of the expansion, the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica also added a new fitness center (a fabulous huge ocean-view space), along with a VIP lounge for guests of The Towers.
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Bottom line? It’s a deluxe all-inclusive resort in Cabo
We’re not usually fans of all-inclusive resorts – at least those all-inclusives where cocktails are watered-down drinks and meals are conga lines of all-you-can-eat buffets.
But the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica met all our hotel standards.
For adults-only and with a large spa, the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica focuses on romance and relaxation.
So, yes, you can sip all the Italian bubbly or pina coladas you want. But there’s no loud pool music or after-dark nightclub.
It’s just a very nice mellow place to enjoy a sun-and-sand vacay in Cabo San Lucas…
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Photo credits: 4 © Janice and George Mucalov, SandInMySuitcase | Remaining photos (except #6) Pueblo Bonito Resorts
About the authors
Our family recently returned from our stay at Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf & Spa. We had one of the regular rooms – a bedroom/bathroom, with an oceanside view. For what we received at this over-priced, all-inclusive resort, our Deluxe Oceanview was definitely not upscale, nor furnished with quality materials. The bedroom and bathroom look tired and 20 years older than the resort’s photos.
Other than the glorious ocean view itself, the “Deluxe” rooms in themselves are certainly not luxurious by any means. Hopefully, you won’t be spending much time in your room.
I will say, however, that the resort was not lacking in friendly staff willing and available to assist in most ways to make our stay enjoyable. I say “most” ways because the food was seriously lacking, especially in vegetarian selections. When we asked the chef to make a chicken fajita without the chicken, or any other a-la carte dish for that matter without the meat, we could not be accommodated. If you are a vegetarian, expect to starve or pick out meat from every meal.
If you go to some of the other sister resort restaurants, you will need to:
1) Make a dinner reservation; and
2) Check about the cover charge
For example: To go to Quivira Steakhouse, the cover is an extra US$60/person to eat there. Some other restaurants are US$40/person or $30/person, so find out which restaurants charge extra and how much (if this is a concern).
Also, there are some menu options that will cost extra, especially if you go to The MARKETPlace at Sunset Beach. That place can be a clusterF… with no direction as to what to do or how?
TO ORDER FOOD at the Marketplace at Sunset Beach: Go on the app beforehand and peruse the menu of all the restaurants to have an idea of what’s available and what you might want to eat. That is half the battle. You can get a better idea after you arrive. When you are ready to order, go up to that restaurant’s cashier (or get in line), order and “pay” by scanning your all-inclusive bracelet. That’s all there is to it if that menu item is all-inclusive. The cashier will tell you if the menu item costs extra (like a shrimp salad), in which case you pay. Then, the cashier will give you a table number. A runner will deliver your food to that number wherever you happen to find a table.
Still Sunset Beach… Someone will come around to take your drinks order. It will take forever if you stand up at the bar by yourself.
In general, take plenty of cash because their hands are out for tips after every meal and every service, etc. If you happen to put a tip on your room charge, expect the amount to DOUBLE with unexplained taxes and fees. A simple $5 lunch tip turned into a $10 tip, no joke! On our pre-checkout bill, it listed a charity called Letty Coppel Foundation. Even though it explained we were under no obligation to make a donation, Pacifica added it to our final bill, anyway. When I asked them what the ambiguous charges were at checkout, all they could tell me was “city taxes.”
What I loved the most about Pacifica was the crash and crack of the rhythmic ocean waves – they were mesmerizing! Too bad it is not a swimmable beach. It doesn’t help that there is a sewage-looking system directly at the waters edge with pipes leading into the ocean.
One last thing: Do NOT order the room service pizza! It is honestly the worst on the planet. The dough tastes like I made it in my Easy-Bake Oven when I was 10-years old :)
This is an honest review from an ordinary wife, mother, traveler at Pacifica. I do believe there are much better and more upscale and luxurious resorts to choose from for the same price.
Hi there,
Thanks so much for sharing your experience at this resort in detail!
Yes, the Pacifica isn’t at the top end of luxury all-inclusive resorts in Cabo.
For that, you have to look at The Grand Velas Los Cabos. (And the newer adults-only Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos is also very luxurious.) Similarly, we know from visiting Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos that it’s also more deluxe than the Pacifica. So there are more deluxe all-inclusive resorts in Cabo. But they’re also at a higher price point :-).
We cover the top all-inclusives (at different price-points) in our guide on 10 All-Inclusive Resorts in Cabo You’ll Love (on our Cabo Visitor travel blog).
What we liked most when we stayed (and later when visiting again) was the quietish Zen-like atmosphere. Being just for adults and with mostly couples as guests, it felt romantic. And it’s not super expensive. You can also swim at Medano Beach by taking the shuttle from Sunset Beach to the Rose and enjoying their beach facilities.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment…
We are staying at Pacifica in 3 weeks! We’re excited!
It’s advertised as all-inclusive. But I’m seeing that some of the menus have prices, even for those that have the all-inclusive option. Are the menus on the website outdated? Do I really have to pay for some food and drinks at a poolside bar?
Also, I am aware of the surcharge at Quivira Steakhouse, but I also see prices on that menu. So do I have to pay a fee just to enter the restaurant and then pay for the food?
I’m confused… and a little disappointed if that’s the case.
Please clarify things for me!
Don’t worry :-). Pueblo Bonita Pacifica is an all-inclusive resort. And you can only stay there on an all-inclusive basis.
There are other Pueblo Bonito resorts in Cabo – Sunset Beach, Los Cabos and Rose. At those resorts, you can choose to pay for an all-inclusive plan, or you can stay on a regular, non all-inclusive basis (paying just for the room). The website menus you’re looking at with prices would apply to guests staying at the three PB resorts on the room-only basis.
Note: Guests of these three other resorts can’t eat at the restaurants at the all-inclusive Pueblo Bonito Pacifica. But they can dine at the Quivira Steakhouse, paying à la carte.
Enjoy your vacay!
Hi! We’re considering staying at the Pacifica later this year and want to know if we would be able to dine at the Sunset Beach restaurants completely free as well with our AI plan. Would you mind confirming whether that’s accurate or not? I’ve stayed at SB before and just loved their restaurants and would love to hop over there if they are completely included in our plan!
If we chose to go to the Rose for a beach day, would the restaurants there be AI complimentary as well (no extra charge)?
Thanks so much for your informative reviews!! Appreciate your help!
Hi Lauren,
Yes, you can dine around at any of the other PB restaurants.
But you’ll still have to pay the extra charge for those restaurants that have one, e.g., La Frida and Quivira Steakhouse. Your Pacifica AI plan only gives you complimentary access to other PB restaurants that don’t have a cover charge.
This year, in August, my wife and I are looking to celebrate my wife’s remission from cancer. After reading your blog, I am thinking the Bonito resorts may be a solution for us to stay at a peaceful place that has good food and still take a shuttle for the day to swim in the ocean and take one to find different cuisines at a sister resort or in town.
My wife and I have been to LeBlanc and absolutely LOVED it… the food, quietness and did I say the food? :-) The only downside for us was it was very remote and the beach was not swimmable.
We are very much like you in the fact that we are typically not big fans of AI. The sheer fact of a buffet line makes me sick. However, the a-la-carte AI experience at LeBlanc blew us away. We typically go where the good food is located and 90% of the time it is NOT at a hotel. We would like to travel to a Bonito sister resort and walk into town a couple of nights to eat at some places you recommended in previous blogs.
We are considering Bonita Pacifica and Towers. Do you recommend one over the other? Are there buffet lines at either?
The resorts don’t post the frequency of shuttles from Pacifica/Towers. If they always left every hour, that would be ideal… so if we didn’t like a place, we wouldn’t have to waste all day at the alternate location.
We are very much looking forward to good food and relaxation, because it has been a rough year!
Gratefully,
EA
You’re sure to find Pueblo Bonito Pacifica restful :-). It’s adults only, and we found it very peaceful.
The shuttles would normally go every hour or so, but as August is not “high season” they may go less frequently?? Perhaps you can call the resort in advance and ask :-).
PB Pacifica has a la carte restaurants, and you can easily eat at PB Sunset Beach nearby too, which also has a la carte restaurants (and dine at any PB resort in Cabo).
The Towers is a VIP section of PB Pacifica, where you get butler service, a VIP lounge, preferred restaurant seating and upgraded rooms/suites. So for an upgraded stay, yes, staying in the Towers section is nicer – and you’ll get a more indulgent experience.
Also, just a gentle reminder that August is hot and humid. See our post on Cabo in summer. The pools and Medano Beach swimming will be very welcoming!
Wishing you a fabulous time!
Hello Janice and George,
My name is Sandy. I am excited to read your reviews. Trying to decide on which AI Cabo resort to stay is not simple. I only eat seafood. Any recommendations? I am a food snob and I’ve never been to an AI resort.
I’m looking for a nice beach, good food and service. I’ve read about Grand Velas – it seems so big though.
Budget is 4 to 5k for 6 nights.
Thank you.
Well, arguably the best all-inclusive resort is the Grand Velas. Certainly it won’t disappoint in terms of food, and you should be able to find enough seafood options there. Also, it didn’t feel too huge for us when we there.
The PB Pacifica will probably feel more intimate, though, especially if you stay in the exclusive Tower section. It’s on a beautiful beach. While the beach isn’t swimmable, you can get a free shuttle to the PB Rose to hang out on Medano Beach, which is the best swimming beach in Cabo. Because it’s adults-only, it feels quite serene.
You may want to have a look too at the Marquis Los Cabos. Beautiful property (we’ve stayed there before it became all-inclusive). And it gets great reviews for its food (see TripAdvisor). The resort has 5 restaurants. But you can’t swim at the beach here.
Good luck choosing! Sometimes, having too many good options is hard!
Once you’ve decided, just enjoy what that resort offers and don’t think about it anymore. They’re all good options :-).
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Pueblo Bonito looks lovely, the Fire and Ice Martini Bar would be perfect for taking in the sunset!
This looks like a lovely resort and I’ve stayed at many in Mexico. I’m not a fan of all- inclusives because I feel that that they keep visitors from exploring the real culture of the area, which includes food. It’s understandable when it’s in a remote area but I’d prefer cooking classes given by locals or eating at a street or beach stall to having to eat at a resort every day.
Wow! I’ve done the all-inclusive thing a couple of times in Cuba and in the Playacar region of Mexico and although I quite enjoyed it, there was definitely that sense of after-dark nightclub and watered down drinks etc but this looks SO sophisticated and I’ve been keeping Cabo San Lucas on the list of places I want to travel to in the future. Looks like a wonderful resort!
Yes, Pueblo Bonito Pacifica doesn’t fit the mold of what we usually think of as an “all-inclusive” resort. Actually, we’re now discovering many more “all-inclusives” that are really wonderful places. They happen to be all-inclusive because they’re in remote destinations, so food is part of the package. Like Baraza Resort & Spa and andBeyond Mnemba Island Lodge, both in Zanzibar. Anyway, you’ll like Cabo when you visit :-).
Looks like you found an unscathed part of Paradise. What a beautiful property~