I went to Barcelona for business recently and had the pleasure of staying at AC Irla. My husband also had joined me. I found the room to be very clean and modern. We loved the shower! The staff was also very friendly. We thought the location was perfect for shopping and restaurants. We were also walking distance from Casa Mila and other attractions. We had no problems with the AC and the room was always at a comfortable temp. I really recommend the hotel for business travelers and couples.

We stayed on December 17,2004, for two nigths.
This is a hotel that caters mainly to bussiness people, as the front desk clerk expalined while he helped us carry our luggage to the room by hand on several trips, because there are no luggage trolleys at the hotel.
The staff is very young but very professional.
we had two rooms and they were very modern, excelent beds, clean and good linen and towels, parquet floor, ample room, modern well lit bathroom, great hair dryer and amenities, with wonderful wide shower, no tub.
breakfast was very well supplied, fresh fruit and juice, very good quality.

our daughter arrived ill, so her husband purchased special food items at a nearby market. he ordered room service, very good quality of the items delivered, and the staff warmed the items he had brought for her.

the only BIG problem was that the heating system could not be controlled in the room. It was so HOT, we had to remove the blankets from the beds. The heat seeped from underneath the door and it warmed the room, in spite of having turned off the climate control in the room.
we opened the windows, but...even though we were in winter, the heat was so powerful, that the room temperature was around 28ªC (83-84ºF). (we had recently purchased an electronic curiosity: a travelling alarm clock that displayed temperature)

The hotel is located on a busy street, with traffic at all hours, so it was impossible to sleep with the noise. If we closed the window... the temperature rose to 34ºC (93ºF).

We complained to the front desk, and their suggestion was doing exactly what we had already tried (with no success).

Next day we complained again, and they promised to lower the heating.

Despite this, the next nigth we encountered the same problem.
Upon checking-out we wre informed that there seemed to be a failure or malfunction of some sort on the heating, that they could not solve because they did not have the required authorization from the management.

We left a letter addressed to the manager, with our contact info, congratulating them on the good points, but complainning of our lack of rest because of this problem. We suggested more authority for the staff on duty over the week-ends, to solve inmediately this type of situation.
One of the suggestion we left was to at least install a system of climete control that allows the guest to decide which type of temperature he/she wants.

to this date we have not heard anything from them.....

If the temperature problem is solved, then street noise is not a factor for a good nigth rest, because it is a very good hotel, a good value for your money.