Using an Aiport Express in a hotel with no computer?

Quick question about the Airport Express. I have one and use it to extend my Airport Extreme network at home, but I'll be travelling soon and staying in a hotel with ethernet but no Wi-Fi. I'll have my iPhone with me, but not my Macbook.
Question is, can I use the Airport Express to set up a Wi-Fi network using the hotel's Ethernet based web access? I obviously won't have any access to the Airport set-up utility when away, as I'll just have my iPhone.
Is this possible? And if so, do I have to set anything up on the Airport Express before I leave and disconnect it from my home network? I can't use the 3G on my iPhone as I'll be abroad and the roaming charges are completely insane.
Thanks!

Here's how to do it:
You'll need to configure the AirPort Express at home before you take the trip.
Open AirPort Utility, click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab and set up your AX to "create a wireless network"
Adjust network name, security, password as needed.
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update to save settings
When you plug the AX in to hotel's ethernet jack, open the browser on your iPhone and the hotel's internet page should appear. Enter the information requested, pay fees, etc and you should be good to go.
Some hotel routers just will not accept a connection from another router like the AX, but in general, you can expect this to work about 90% of the time when the hotel has an ethernet connection.

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