2010 11.6" MBA, connects to wifi, full signal strength, barely works

I'm staying in a hotel with unencrypted wifi. I know the wifi works fine because my iPhone connects to it and it's great--very snappy, great download speeds, etc.
My MacBook Air finds the wifi router instantly, connects to it without any problems, shows full signal strength, and works horribly.
Basically there's a huge delay when doing anything. Downloading the simplest web page or email takes anywhere from 5 seconds, to 60 seconds, to never. Looking at Activity Monitor, I am never able to download more than 10-20 kilobytes per second. I have moved the MacBook all around the hotel room, changed its screen angle, etc. in hopes of finding a better position for reception with no luck.
Meanwhile there's no delay doing anything with my iPhone in any position from anywhere in the room (connecting to the same router of course) and it is always able to download files at over 200 kilobytes per second.
I should also mention that the MacBook works fine with my router at home and in the hotel lobby.
Any idea what gives, and/or how to fix it? Much appreciated in advance!!

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