Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
MicroTel International, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Nos. 33-22518, 33-72926 and 333-12567) on Form S-8 of our report
dated March 20, 1998, except as to Note 17, which is as of April 9, 1998,
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of MicroTel International, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.  Our report contains
an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.


                                                               BDO Seidman, LLP


Costa Mesa, California
April 14, 1998