Texican Court, Valencia Hotel Collection

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"Located at the same site as the restaurant (501 West Las Colinas Boulevard), the questionably named Texican Court hotel adopts Mexican influences through vividly colored, serape‑patterned textiles and historic photos of what appear to be Mexican vaqueros in guest rooms, along with “Time for a Siesta” signs featuring a brown‑skinned cartoon man wearing a sombrero; those design elements are argued to veer from cutesy “try‑hard” territory into an offensive rip‑off of Mexican culture by turning cultural artifacts into a caricature of Mexican heritage. A press release, however, frames the property as Spanish mission‑style architecture with a subtle layer of Texas, calling it a unique blend of Mexican and Lone Star State cultures." - Alaena Hostetter