EXHIBIT 23.1

                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

MicroTel International, Inc.
Rancho Cucamonga, California

         We hereby consent to the use in the prospectus constituting a part of
this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated
March 3, 2000, except as to the penultimate paragraph of Note 9 which is as of
November 17, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule of MicroTel International, Inc., which are
contained in that prospectus. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

         We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in
the prospectus.




                                                          /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP


Orange County, California
December 29, 2000