All volunteers live at MaD Base Camp (MBC) in a lush garden setting with exceptional amenities.

Tropical vegetation, butterflies, birds, lizards, frogs and other critters surround the traditional Khmer accommodation. Aviary, fishponds, water lilies, colourful flowers, shaded areas, verandas and hammocks serve to create a tranquil, friendly and peaceful environment to relax in on the sticky hot days after your work on your project.

You will be welcomed into the MaD family upon arriving at the MBC and you will share MBC with MaD’s founders, Thuy (the MaD Kid), several members of our Khmer team and, of course, with the rest of the vMaD volunteers. You will also share the accommodation with a host of friendly adopted pets that MaD has rescued from either terrible living conditions or certain death. Currently we own a 2 dogs, 2 cats, a slow loris, some love-birds, a burmese python, and our family is always growing!

24/7 onsite security, pleasant and well appointed rooms with 19" LCD TVs & DVD player with 88 channels of cable TV, crispwhite linen, a personal fan, a good sized bed, WiFi throughout the property and free laundry service are just some of the little luxuries that await you at vMaD.

Accommodation is ecofriendly, built using local, renewable resources and materials such as grass thatch, sugar palm leaves, bamboo, and light timber. Sanitation is provided using compost toilets; recycled grey water is used to keep the gardens lush and green. Our showers are open roofed and use natural ground water heated by the sun.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner is cooked by the professional chefs of our MaD Eatery (Me) Restaurant, also located onsite, serving a unique blend of Western and Asian cuisine with an assortment of ice cold drinks. The Me is a registered social enterprise that helps to raise funds and awareness for our charitable work by attracting tourists from Siem Reap to come and dine with us. A great majority of the food that is served at our restaurant is grown on MaD’s Organic Farm, where we test out sustainable farming techniques for growing fruit trees, vegetables and organic rice.

MaD is lucky enough to have a very talented chef preparing our meals. Savonn, our head chef, is our resident culinary artist! Trained in a French run hospitality school, Savonn hasexperience working in some of Siem Reap’s restuaurants, including Abacus. As a result, we are treated to restaurant quality fare each and every day! Further, our kitchen is capable of accommodating the individual dietary restrictions of volunteers, in terms of both the food produced, and the process behind the production (i.e. keeping certain foods separate). So, if you have any dietary restrictions – due to allergies, religious beliefs (Halal, Kosher, etc.), or even just a finicky palate – please be advised that we are happy to accommodate you to whatever extent our facilities allow! Inquire within for details.

You will be living at MaD Base Camp (MBC) on the outskirts of Siem Reap city. You will have your own room (unless you are a couple!), complete with a fan, a comfy mattress under a mosquito net, a 19" LCD TV with cable, free WiFi access and free laundry service. You get your breakfast, lunch and dinner provided for you by professional chefs from Me, MaD Eatery Restaurant, which is also located on site. MBC is located in a beautiful tropical garden, with hammocks and verandas spread across the site for you to relax in after a hard days' work!

Accommodation includes:

• 24/7 electricity
• A bed with a mosquito net
• All bedrooms with fans
• 19" LCD TVs with cable in each room
• Shared volunteer computer
• Free WIFI in the rooms, bar and garden
• Solar heated showers & compost toilets
• Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Free tea, coffee and water
• Restaurant and gardens for you to relax in
• 20% off drinks, desserts & cocktails at our restaurant

What previous volunteers have to say about the previous MaD House:

"It was a joy and a relief to be able to do a homestay with you guys while I was here. I had a hard enough time keeping up with everything else (once again, my own skillz), that not having to worry about booking accommodation was awesomely convenient. For the amount of time I stayed, I feel it was nice to have a homebase-y feeling instead of checking into a hotel. I appreciated everyone’s company- especially since I’m travelling alone, and I’ve really, really enjoyed all the time I’ve been able to spend here."

"Loved the house!!! Gorgeous....great relaxing balcony...perfect mixture of privacy and family atmosphere. Loved that we got to live with the family; they were very inviting and definitely went out of their way to make us as happy and comfortable as possible. The staff members were excellent, very good people...and the children made it more than worth it!"

"It was so kind of you to let us stay with you rather than staying in a guesthouse. It was so nice to be in a comfortable bed and to have a computer!"

"The MaD house is really nice and to be close to the action makes the downsides, like shared bathroom, worth coping with. Compared to other guesthouses I’ve stayed at (so far) it’s primitive, but charming."

"I was really pleased with the accommodation, the room was nice and private and the food was excellent!"

"I think for some people staying at Bakong may be too quiet and away from the nightlife but for me it was a good balance and nice environment. A fantastic experience which exceeded my expectations. Thank you."

"It was great, and the food.... well, that was simply divine!"