Any suggestions on apartment rentals for 9 people in cinque terra? We would like something with a terrace. We have not decided on which town to stay in?

I would think finding something that big would be pretty tough. The villages are small, it sounds like you need a villa sized place. We stayed in Manarola but had a studio room, they also had another small room. Have you tried Trip Advisor, they have recommendations for apartment rentals.

Kay

www.italyby.com nice places good group rates.
www.metropole.it has great group rates very
nice location good prices. Manarola prettiest
town for me good experience attorrettas.com there.
BEWARE individual apartment touts many scammers tax cheats never wire money.

www.torrettas.com super nice but
quite remote crowded expensive during
touristy times. www.hostel5terre.com
more budget there.

We stayed here and its kind of like an apartment, there are no staff on duty through the day, but there are 4 double rooms (maybe 1 can sleep 3??) http://www.arpaiu.com/ You all share a common room and common balcony. It was great. They also have another place on their website nearby but I didnt look to see how many it sleeps...

Some of these B&B's will be apartments. You can click on one of the towns if you decide on a town.
http://www.bed-and-breakfast-in-ital...nque_terre.cfm

You can use the advanced search for certain features (seaside, ac, etc.). You can also send one e-mail with your needs and it gets sent to all the B&B's. Most have their own websites (links provided if they do).
http://www.bed-and-breakfast-in-ital...e_speciali.cfm

If you want to search by map, you can zoom in and click on the bubbles for the B&B info.
http://www.bed-and-breakfast-in-ital...5371100&zoom=9

Fodorite 'zeppole' lives near the CT and might be able to share some ideas if she sees this post~

We used this agency a couple of years ago for an apt in Riomaggiore

http://www.acasa5terre.it/

Thanks for all the suggestions!