Further to my earlier post, I've now returned from Penang and here's some photos of the Hard Rock Penang to show its status. For them to say 2009 I think is very modest. IMHO it'll be 2010 before this site opens.
For those of you who know the old Casaurina, it looks like they're adding another wing to the west of the property. These photos were taken from my balcony at the Bayview Beach Hotel.
