Celebrate the Art of Storytelling with PAPINEE at The St. Regis Langkawi

As part of its Family Traditions program, The St. Regis Langkawi celebrated its collaboration with PAPINEE with a Story Telling Party and the introduction of Jak, a new character exclusively created for St. Regis hotels in Asia Pacific.

PAPINEE, the storytelling company empowers adults, educators and storytellers to take children on educational and inspiring magical adventures all around the world.

A charming new PAPINEE character inspired by the history of St. Regis, Jak the Deer, is the focal point of the PAPINEE partnership at the St. Regis hotels. Jak - full name Jak Odocoileus V - is a friendly four-legged deer, brought up in New York City, and has been surrounded by the glamourous people at his family headquarters at The St. Regis Hotel in New York. Jak is said to be named after John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthy New York real estate visionary who opened the original St. Regis Hotel in 1904.

Through this collaboration, The St. Regis Langkawi hopes to further engage its younger guests with child-friendly offerings under the Family Traditions of St. Regis program, with captivating activities to celebrate the art of play and being together.

More than 20 children aged between 10 months to 10 years old, from the resort’s in-house guests to invited guests attended this party that included a storytelling session and fun, engaging games. The young guests and their parents were then invited to indulge in the famous St. Regis Afternoon Tea ritual, a quintessential St. Regis tradition offering guests an impeccable selection of fine teas and refreshments and were each presented with exclusive PAPINEE gifts.

Frank Beck, Managing Director of The St. Regis Langkawi said that he was thrilled to be working in partnership with PAPINEE to offer families an exclusive family experience as part of their stay at The St. Regis Langkawi.

“Family Traditions at The St. Regis Langkawi offer distinctive destination-inspired activities to encourage celebrating the art of play, and our collaboration with PAPINEE gives families the opportunity to create their own imaginative stories and create lifelong memories, and we’re honored to be a part of that," Beck said.

Ms. Jana introducing Jak to the children.

Storytelling session - how Jak made his way to Langkawi Island from New York.

Afternoon tea bites for the guests

Cookie and cupcake decorating

Thanks St. Regis Langkawi for having us at the Storytelling Party!

For more information, please visit www.stregislangkawi.com

Click here to view our unboxing video as well as the fun and games we got up to at the party (scroll right to see more).


Location: The St. Regis Langkawi, Jalan Pantai Beringin, 07000 Langkawi, Malaysia.

Tel: +60 (4)-960 6666


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