While in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, Serena Williams and her family attempted to eat at a hotel rooftop restaurant, but were reportedly denied entry despite empty tables. ‘Always a first’ she wrote. Check comments 👇

Serena Williams and family reportedly denied entry to French restaurant, hotel forced to issue apology
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NATALIE KRAWCZYK
August 6, 2024
A luxury Parisian hotel was forced to apologize to Serena Williams and her family after the retired American tennis player was reportedly denied entry to the hotel’s rooftop 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 wrote on X Monday.

Williams, 42, has been in Paris with her husband Alexis Ohanian, and their two daughters Olympia, 6, and Adira, 10 months, since the start of the 2024 Olympics.

The four-time Olympic gold medalist was involved in this year’s Olympic torch relay as the torch made its way from the Seine to the Olympic Cauldron. During her segment, she was joined by Rafael Nadal, Carl Lewis, and Nadia Comăneci.

“empty restaurant.”

As many fans reached out to show their support, so did the Peninsula Paris.

“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,” the hotel’s response read.

“We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again,” they concluded