The hotel’s Twitter page responded to Williams’ tweet, requesting she ‘please accept’ its ‘deepest apologies’ for the ‘disappointment’ she ‘encountered’ at the restaurant.
The tweet continued: “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.”
It added: “We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again.”
The Peninsula also issued a statement to US Weekly Magazine, with a representative for the hotel explaining the establishment has the ‘utmost admiration and respect’ for the tennis player ‘as we do for all our esteemed guests’.
The statement continued: “We can only reiterate our deepest apologies for her perception of tonight’s situation. Today, August 5th, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked, and the only unoccupied tables at that time belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was also fully reserved tonight.
“She has always been, and will always be, more than welcome with her family at The Peninsula.”
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