A room in somebody’s house, and the closest thing to seeing how the country actually lives.
Community homestays operate around Chi Phat in the Cardamoms, Banteay Chhmar in the northwest, the Mekong islands and several villages near Battambang. Facilities are simple - often a mattress under a mosquito net and a shared bathroom - and the money stays in the village. Book through the community scheme rather than a middleman where one exists.
Guides for this one are being written.