Playne - Africa Hotel - The oldest hotel in Mombasa is in Vasco da Gama Street. It has one of the finest positions in the town, facing the sea, and is close to the Post Office and Customs House. The hotel contains 12 bedrooms, dining room, a large verandah overlooking the harbour and open sea, and a bar and sitting room. Only the best brands of liquor are kept, and there is a good billiard table. The kitchen and rooms are under the supervision of Mrs Schwentafsky, the wife of the proprietor. ... Meanwhile a new hotel is being built on the Kilindini Road ....... Mr Schwentafsky has spent 10 years of his life in Hotel management, and is to be congratulated on his promptness to move with the times. Under his own and his wife's personal direction the new hotel should satisfy the demands of the most exacting visitor to Mombasa.

Macmillan - 1930 - Proprietor of the Palace Hotel, Mombasa with his wife. It was started by Mr Schwentasky in 1909 with only two storeys and many improvements, including the roof garden, were added in 1928.

Drumkey 1909 - Directory of Residents - C. Schwentasky, Africa Hotel, Mombasa

Land 1909 - C. Schwentafski - Buildings, .499 acre - Mombasa - 19/10/08 - Leasehold for 25 years from 1/7/09 - Registered 19/5/10

Land - 1912 - C. Schwentafsky - Buildings, 10 acres - Naivasha - 28/6/11 - Leasehold for 99 years from 1/10/11 - Registered 28/5/12

Gazette - 16/8/16 - Trading with the Enemy

Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - Carl Schwentafsky, British, age 65, died 11/3/40 and Pauline Schwentafsky, British, age 76, died 26/2/49  

SKP - 1938 - Society of Kenya Pioneers - over 30 years in Colony - arrived 1905 - Nairobi

Gazette - 7/11/1923 - Application for General Retail and Hotel Liquor Licence - Carl Schwentafsky - Schwentafsky's Building, Kilindini Road

Gazette - 22/4/1925 - General Retail Liquor Licence - Mrs P Schwentafsky (with midnight privileges) - Palace Hotel, Mombasa

Gazette 11 Oct 1949 wife's probate