Heritance Ahungalla, formerly known as the Triton Hotel, is a luxury five-star hotel in Ahungalla, Sri Lanka. Triton Hotel was designed by Geoffrey Bawa and opened in 1981. Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings is the owner and operator of the hotel. The hotel is managed as a part of Aiken Spence's Heritance Hotels and Resorts brand. Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings was incorporated in 1978 as Ahungalla Hotels Ltd and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1980. The hotel was originally named Triton Hotel after the Greek god Triton. Ahungalla Hotels Ltd became the holding company of the Aitken Spence hotel chain in 1994. The company adopted its present name, Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings, in 1997. After a US$12 million refurbishment, Triton Hotel was rebranded as Heritance Ahungalla in 2006. Heritance Ahungalla is the first five-star beach resort in Sri Lanka.