Welcome to
El Zapato
DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA’S MOST UNIQUE VACATION RENTAL
where Dr. Seuss meets Gaudi
the whimsically majestic Jeff Shelton-designed architectural gem
that’s shaped like a shoe!
THE RENTALS
El Zapato is an ADA-compliant property, with an elevator,
wheelchair-accessible areas, and an ADA bathroom
we are within walking distance
of Santa Barbara’s best attractions
Mission Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara Mission, is a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order near present-day Santa Barbara, California. It was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission for the religious conversion of the indigenous local Chumash-Barbareño tribe of Native American people. The mission is the namesake of the city of Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Zoo
The Santa Barbara Zoo is located on 30 acres (12 ha) near the ocean in Santa Barbara, California. It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. The zoo has been ranked numerous times as one of the nation's best small zoos and has more than 500 animals in numerous exhibits, including capybara and California condors, and is famous for having had a giraffe with a crooked neck.
The Santa Barbara County Courthouse
The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is located at 1100 Anacapa Street, in downtown Santa Barbara, California. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed by William Mooser III and completed in 1929. Architect Charles Willard Moore called it the "grandest Spanish Colonial Revival structure ever built," and the prime example of Santa Barbara's adoption of Spanish Colonial as its civic style.
endless nearby food + drink options
hitting the beach or want to check out the funk zone? just grab your shoes and go!
