Can I get an IRON? PLEASE?

What the hell is it with continental Europe and irons and ironing boards? Is there a EU law prohibiting them in hotel rooms? You always have to ask for one (hopefully you check-in early enough to get it before the housekeeping is gone). Then, you stay in a crappy hotel in Madrid and they don't have 1) a clean iron so it ruins your shirt and 2) an ironing board (try ironing a dress shirt on a blanket and see how that works).