A new wave of creativity is rolling into the Mother City’s most vibrant lifestyle hotel as Radisson RED Cape Town welcomes its new General Manager, Angus Spurr. Backed by more than 20 years of global hospitality experience – including a decade with the Radisson Hotel Group – Angus steps into the role with a vision to take South Africa’s original lifestyle hotel into its next chapter.
Angus’s journey into hospitality began in the late 1990s when he traded engineering textbooks for hotel front desks, launching a career in London with some of the world’s most celebrated brands, including Starwood Hotels and Accor. In 2014, Cape Town called him home, where he joined Radisson Blu Le Vendome as part of its pre-opening team. Since then, he has successfully repositioned and revitalised several Radisson properties across the city, earning a reputation for operational excellence and building high-performing, people-first teams.
Now, he returns to RED – a hotel he knows intimately – at a transformative moment. The property is in the midst of an exciting refresh, with extensive refurbishments and an all-new rooftop concept set to be unveiled before the festive season. The changes will retire the iconic rooftop truck, a familiar city landmark, to make way for an elevated social space designed to capture Cape Town’s artistic energy and panoramic skyline.
“RED has always broken the mould,” Angus says. “It puts the fun back into fundamentals – nothing about it is generic. It’s bold, playful, and creative, and I want to build on that legacy.”
His leadership style? Collaborative and empowering. “I don’t believe in traditional hierarchy,” he explains. “We succeed as a team – listening to our experts, empowering people, and having fun while delivering exceptional results.”
Beyond the walls of the hotel, Angus is an avid sailor, passionate cook, and proud dad to three teenage daughters. Inside RED, he’s focused on ensuring the hotel remains a buzzing hub for locals and travellers alike – a place where music, art, and mixology intersect, and where everyone feels part of the story.
With a revitalised rooftop, bold design updates, and a continued commitment to culture and creativity, Radisson RED Cape Town is ready to REDone. REDefined. REDiscovered.