Serena Williams blasted a Paris hotel after being turned away from a restaurant on Monday the retired tennis player took to X to share her experience at the Peninsula Hotel sharing a picture of the hotel sign she wrote in the caption yikes Peninsula Paris I've been denied access to Rooftop to eat in an empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids always at first Serena and husband Alexis oan and Shar daughters 6-year-old Alexis Olympia Jr and 11-month-old adira River the hotel responded soon after replying in the comments 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 lozo Blanc which was fully reserved adding we have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again variety reports a staffer at the rooftop restaurant told the outlet my colleague didn't recognize her and feels terrible but he told her what he would have told any other client which is to wait downstairs in the bar for a table to become available that was absolutely nothing personal Serena was in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games and served as a torch Bearer at the opening ceremony she has been spotted at several of the events including artistic gymnastics and the men's tennis singles final often spotted with her eldest daughter and husband the tennis goat and Olympian herself won four Olympic gold medals before retiring at the London Games in 2012 earning one in women's singles and another in women's doubles with her sister Venus Serena husband Alexis and daughter Olympia stopped to talk with access ahead of the opening ceremony can we give a shout out Serena to the world's greatest Instagram husband I saw him out there getting your phone yes best greatest investor ever greatest Instagram husband ever greatest more people these days know me for the pancakes I do than for creating Reddit and you know what I'm okay with that so the way you captured the angles out there was gold backup plan watch out photographers coming for your jobs next Serena to be here we know all of your accomplishments is there a goat club with like you and Simone biles um right now I think she's just standing on top of that club you know she's just amazing and I think literally everyone here wants to see her perform and do what she does best so what are you guys most excited to watch and what is she most excited to watch what are you most excited to see Olympia what sport I'm most excited to see tennis and track tennis and track who's your favorite track star sh car yes do you have wheels I heard you're a great Runner yes yes that's good thing right there uh how was the Vogue party last night Serena I heard it was quite the rager it was it was we were we had a blast there it was just such a great crowd and um yeah it was just it was so nice to be on the other side uh and just experience the Olympics in a different way so I look forward to doing more of it uh do you dress your mom do you help her with her fashion because you have quite the style my love yes and what do you love that your mom wears uh every color dresses [Music]