Okay, my family and i went to this hotel when i was 11.
it was horrid.
the resteraunt was outside and bugs were everywhere. the next day, [hmm, yes day 2; after we checked out] my dad was sweating and thowing up with food poisoning. he wasnt the only one. my sister and mom were sick too.
BEWARE! i'm 14 now and still think back to that as the worst experience ever...
and i have been to cancun 5 times

Ok this review is dated, I visited El Pueblito in February, 2005. I just wanted to put my 2 cents in. Me and 3 friends(all 18ish) booked a trip to Cancun to party, hang out, and drink cervezas. This hotel was amazing, I would recommend this hotel mainly to partyers who are on a budget and just want a cheap place to stay while in Cancun. I can't say we could complain about anything here, the beer was cold, and the bartender was more than happy to fill up our funnel for us. There was always tequilla on our tables as the tips were generous. This place is a great place to stay, on the AMAZING stretch of beach in Cancun and if you see a deal on this one and want to go there to party I would take it immediately. Sorry I can't give more information about the hotel really, this review is mainly targeted at spring breakers who are looking for budget resorts.

Cheers.

We booked to get married there, 15 family members went with us, we had no hot water for days, the pool areas are very slippery and dangerous, the food is disgusting, the beer is served in smelly plastic cups, everything shuts down at 12pm, they just turn all the lights off while your sitting there.

Workmen kept banging bits of metal whilst our ceremony was taking place which sounds lovely on the video, extra music I guess. We spent thousands overall and I wished we had gone to another Hotel.

what can i say about the el pueblito, have stayed there twice only fault i could find was when it is fully booked you can have a bit of a wait for a table in the restaurant, apart from this the staff are lovely always smiling nothing is too much trouble for them, rooms spacious and kept spotlessly clean , the hotel is not the most modern but this is part of its charm the garden setting is lovely, and the pool lay out great something for everyone from the smallest of kiddies up to the serious swimmer, the beach fabulous and a few steps down from the hotel, its been a couple of years since my last visit but the food was of a high standard and varied enough to satisfy all appetites, made friends with so many people on this holiday who still keep in touch , some have even visited us, and we them , not the fanciest hotel i have ever stayed in but one of the best