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A luxury Parisian hotel has apologised to tennis great Serena Williams after she complained, in a social media post seen by millions, that she and her family were turned away from its restaurant.
“Yikes @peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first,” Williams said on X.
Williams, a four-times Olympic gold medallist, was one of the Olympic flame’s torchbearers during the Paris Games’ opening ceremony.
She is also among celebrities who have come to see US gymnastics star Simone Biles compete in the Games.
Her post was seen by more than four million viewers.
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The Peninsula Paris, a five-star hotel whose gourmet restaurant offers a view of the Eiffel tower, swiftly responded: “Dear Mrs. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight.
“Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved.”
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A second message followed, saying: “We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again”.
Some of the responses to William’s post were supportive, saying it was unacceptable the restaurant did not make room for her, others said celebrities had no more right to a fully booked restaurant than anyone else.
Williams was much more positive after the Games’ July 26 opening ceremony, saying on X: “Have you ever had an unforgettable moment? That was yesterday for me. Truly unforgettable.
“From being part of an amazing Open Ceremony at the Paris Olympics – to riding in the boat in the rain – and it was pouring! So much so my lashes came right on off. Unforgettable!”
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Serena Williams enjoyed a family day out with her daughter Olympia, six, at the Jumping Individual Final on day eleven of the Olympic Games on Tuesday.
The former tennis champion, 42, sported a pair of chunky sunglasses and styled her blonde locks into loose curls.
The athlete also wore a white T-shirt and a tan hat with her daughter Olympia sporting a white shirt and a pair of sunglasses.
The day before, mother and daughter watched the men’s quarterfinals match between USA and Brazil at the Volleyball competitions.
Serena cradled Olympia, who she shares with husband Alexis Ohanian, as they enjoyed the game.
Serena Williams enjoyed a family day out with her daughter Olympia at the Jumping Individual Final on day eleven of the Olympic Games on Tuesday
The former tennis champion, 42, sported a pair of chunky sunglasses and styled her blonde locks into loose curls
The outing comes after a five-star Paris restaurant has hit back at Serena after she claimed she and her daughter were refused entry despite it being completely empty.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner took to X to publicly complain about the treatment she received at The Peninsula Hotel on Monday, sharing her annoyance at the way in which her visit went down.
After posting a snap of the luxury establishment alongside her gripe, the restaurant clapped back just two hours later on X in response to the complaint.
‘Dear Mrs. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight,’ the Peninsula team wrote.
‘Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved.
‘We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again. The Peninsula Paris.’
Serena’s fans were quick to rip the hotel for rejecting the tennis legend as one X user asked: ‘How does one get denied when they are Serena Williams…… lol’
‘Glad you didn’t have to waste money there,’ another fan pointed out.
The day before, mother and daughter watched the men’s quarterfinals match between USA and Brazil at the Volleyball competition
Serena cradled Olympia, who she shares with husband Alexis Ohanian, as they enjoyed the game
Serena has been a common sight at the Olympics since taking part in the opening ceremony
‘You’re better off not going, their food is subpar — I’ve unfortunately had to pay for it quite a few times,’ someone else said.
‘Glad you didn’t have to waste money there,’ another fan pointed out.
‘You’re better off not going, their food is subpar — I’ve unfortunately had to pay for it quite a few times,’ someone else said.
‘Yikes,’ Serena originally wrote. ‘@peninsulaparis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first.’
Serena also shared a snap of the sign on the hotel, so that her followers could know which establishment she was talking about.
Williams has attended several Olympic disciplines with her six-year-old daughter, Olympia, and her family in Paris.
She was also among several high-profile names to be part of the Games’ opening ceremony on July 26, as she shared a boat with Rafael Nadal, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci.
Serena described the ceremony as ‘unforgettable.’
‘From being part of an amazing Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics-to riding in the boat in the rain-and it was pouring! So much so my lashes came right on off,’ she joked on X.
On top of her Grand Slam victories, Serena has four Olympic gold medals to her name, including in both singles and doubles in London in 2012.
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