Anyone have a good recommendation for apartments or b&b in these 2 towns? We are a party of 8 but can be split up into 3 groups.
You would probably get more replies if you posted this in the Italy forum as I'm not sure that regular contributors check this out daily (this is more for people just reviews places they have stayed/eaten...).
That being said, I can't recommend a place in Vernazza or Manarola as we stayed in Corniglia. But for both our stays, we used arbaspaa.com for our accoms (we actually stayed in the same place both trips, just diff room). They also arrange tours, boat and plane excursions and other things. They book all diff sorts of accoms from B&B's to rooms to hotels to apartments...
You may want to try Giuli, we are staying at her apartment later this year in Vernazza.
Due Fari is a large apartment in Manarola. In fact he has two apartments in the same building that might sleep all of you. Nice outdoor space, too. I like Manarola as there are not as many steps to get to/from the room. I like to preserve energy for hiking, not going to my room!