Welcome to a beach hotel where style and substance mix like a classic cocktail. Just as the turquoise infinity pool seems to blend into the ultramarine Indian Ocean, so our award-winning cuisine fuses the best of east and west. Your perfect day might combine soaking up the sun on our pristine beach with a river safari among virgin mangroves on the Madu Ganga. Welcome to Heritance Ahungalla, where we weave a little magic into your holiday memories.
Geoffrey Bawa
Heritance Ahungalla was built by Sri Lanka’s greatest architect, Geoffrey Bawa. He began his career as an architect at the late age of 37 (he originally trained as a lawyer in England). However, in a career that continued for nearly 40 years, he came to be regarded as the most prolific and respected architect Sri Lanka has ever produced.
Bawa was a genius at blending buildings with their natural environment, interconnecting outside spaces with the inside. As the Geoffrey Bawa Trust puts it:
“Bawa’s work is characterised by a sensitivity to site and context. He produced ‘sustainable architecture’ long before the term was coined, and had developed his own ‘regional modernist’ stance well in advance of the theoreticians. His designs broke down the barriers between inside and outside, between interior design and landscape architecture and reduced buildings to a series of scenographically conceived spaces separated by courtyards and gardens.”
At Heritance Ahungalla (previously known as the Triton Hotel), the natural environment is never far away. The polished open plan lobby seems to float between two pools of water, with the sea beyond, so as you approach the hotel you look straight through it without really seeing it. “If the world were flat, you would be able to see Africa,” Bawa himself observed.
The style of the hotel harks back to that of a traditional resthouse, with two wings under overhanging roofs. But tucked between the stairs and corridors are unexpected internal courtyards of greenery, again open to the elements.
Decoration is minimal – a giant white plaster pun kalas relief (clay pot of young coconut flowers) in the lobby, or jungle creepers painted by local artist Laki Senanayake snaking down a wall.
Bawa’s buildings are not just bricks and mortar, but the expression of intangible emotions. Heritance Ahungalla is the living embodiment of Geoffrey Bawa’s architectural vision.
His best known works are Lunuganga (his own garden in Bentota that he designed over a 40-year period), the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the Madurai Club in India. He also designed three of the Heritance Hotels – as well as Heritance Kandalama, he was the architect of Heritance Ahungalla and Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara.
facilities
Heritance Ahungalla is a wonderful place to relax and recharge your batteries, with two superb swimming pools as well as the beach. And if you want to feel even better or more beautiful, our Diviyan Spa is ready to provide some professional pampering.
If you prefer something a bit more active, you can hire a bike or sweat it out in the gym. Or give your credit card a workout in our shops, where the finest Sri Lankan gems and handicrafts twinkle enticingly.
We are a popular conference venue and provide free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel as well as two computer terminals with high-speed broadband connection in the library.
And of course we provide all the everyday services you might need, such as currency exchange, postal service and taxis. Just ask at reception – we’ll be happy to help.
Some facilities may not be available in bad weather. Use of all facilities is at your own risk.
Location
Heritance Ahungalla is on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast, just south of Bentota and 76km from Colombo. It takes 2.5 hours to drive from Colombo and 3.5 hours from the international airport.
We are happy to arrange pick-up at the airport for $110. We can also provide a taxi service for local excursions – please ask at reception.
| Destination | Distance | Time |
| Colombo | 76km | 2.5 hours |
| Nearest town(Ambalangoda) | 9km | 25 minutes |
| Bus station | 100m | 5 minutes(walk) |
| Train station | 200m | 10 minutes(walk) |
| International airport | 115km | 3.5 hours |
| Church | 3km | 10 minutes |
| Temple | 400m | 15 minutes(walk) |
| Hospital (Balapitiya) | 6km | 15 minutes |
| Pharmacy | 150m | 10 minutes |
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