The Nine is a brand-new hotel located on the main street of Ao Nang. The rooms are modern, spacious, and very comfortable - luxurious, even by western standards. The room comes with a very nice breakfast. Staff are friendly and very helpful for recommending restaurants, booking taxi's, etc. The hotel is just a short (~5 min) walk from the main beach on Ao Nang, where boat services can be obtained for day-trips to the surrounding islands. In short, the hotel is incredible value for the money.

We stayed some nights at the nine hotel and really liked it. The place is very clean, the rooms (we stayed in the mountain view room) are large and comfortable. Its well located, and finally the people that work there are very kind. We strongly recommend the nine hotel at Ao Nang.

The Nine Hotel is a great family-run hotel, excellent staff, extremely friendly and helpful with bookings/travel arrangements and outdoor activities.
The hotel only has about 10 rooms, but of excellent standard and if you book in advance they normally do promotions which can be an absolute bargain for the quality of stay you get! The location is on the main street of Ao Nang, about 10 mins away from the main port of longtail boats to the other islands, which can be convenient if you want to be a bit away from the crowds.
If you are looking for a nightlife it is located 2-3 mins away from the local bars and pubs and about 15 mins walk away from the main clubs.
But if you are looking for a romantic getaway you should definitely check out their sister-hotel "Long Beach Chalet" on Koh Lanta.

All in all a great relaxing trip!