David Beckham is taking his family on a ￡250,000 ($403,392) holiday this Christmas.

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The soccer star, his wife Victoria and their four children - Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, 10, Cruz, seven, and 17-month-old Harper - will spend the festive season at the luxury One&Only Reethi Rah resort in the Maldives, which boasts 130 private villas, 12 beaches, 40 pools and its own seaplane.

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David has booked the family into the most expensive suite, which costs ￡8,600 ($13,875)-a-night and has also booked out three more at a cost of ￡3,700 ($5,970)-a-night.

The family - who will be staying for 11 nights - will also be dining in the luxurious restaurant, which will set them back ￡150 ($242)-a-head each evening and the resort boasts "swirling vitality pools, crystal steam rooms, saunas and stimulating ice fountains".

A source told The Sun newspaper: "It's the best resort in the Maldives and they are staying in the most expensive rooms."

The family flew to the Indian Ocean island from Britain yesterday (23.12.12) before taking a private plane to the hotel.

While there, they will be able to play tennis, go scuba diving and big game fishing while fashion designer Victoria can enjoy numerous spa treatments.

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