EXHIBIT 5.1



                                  July 14, 2000



MicroTel International, Inc.
9485 Haven Avenue, Suite 100
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

         RE:      REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel to MicroTel International, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), relating to the public offering of up to 3,279,826
shares of the Company's Common Shares (the "Shares"). We have examined such
records, documents, statutes and decisions as we have deemed relevant in
rendering this opinion. In our examination we have assumed the genuineness of
documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the original
of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.

         In our opinion, the Shares to be sold by the shareholders named in the
Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
Common Shares of the Company.

         We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement. In giving such opinion, we do not thereby admit that we
are acting within the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder.

                         /s/ GALLAGHER, BRIODY & BUTLER