A luxurious Parisian lodge has apologised to tennis nice Serena Williams after she complained, in a social media put up seen by tens of millions, that she and her household had been turned away from its restaurant on Monday (Aug 5).
“Yikes @peninsulaparis I have been denied entry to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer locations however by no means with my youngsters. All the time a primary,” Williams mentioned on X.
Williams, a four-time Olympic gold medallist, was one of many Olympic flame’s torchbearers throughout the Paris Video games’ opening ceremony. She can be amongst celebrities who’ve come out to see US gymnastics star Simone Biles compete within the Video games.
Her put up was seen by greater than 4 million viewers.
The Peninsula Paris, a five-star lodge whose connoisseur restaurant affords a view of the Eiffel tower, swiftly responded: “Pricey Mrs. Williams, Please settle for our deepest apologies for the frustration you encountered tonight. Sadly, our rooftop bar was certainly absolutely booked and the one unoccupied tables you noticed belonged to our connoisseur restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was absolutely reserved.”
A second message adopted, saying: “We’ve at all times been honored to welcome you and can at all times be to welcome you once more.”
Among the responses to Williams’ put up had been supportive, saying it was unacceptable that the restaurant did not make room for her, others mentioned that celebrities don’t have any extra proper to a totally booked restaurant than anybody else.
Williams was rather more optimistic after the Video games’ Jul 26 opening ceremony, saying on X: “Have you ever ever had an unforgettable second? That was yesterday for me. Really unforgettable. From being a part of an incredible Open Ceremony on the Paris Olympics – to using within the boat within the rain – and it was pouring! A lot so my lashes got here proper on off. Unforgettable!”