I have been staying at the Embassy Suites Hunt Valley, MD for about 6 years for work.
When I first started staying there, the price per night wasn't over $120 - I could usually get it for around $97.
In the Fall of 2007 a portion of their atrium roof collapsed. I was supposed to be there during the time that happened, but my work schedule changed at the last minute so I had had to cancel my reservation there. That was to have been my first stay there.
When I first started staying there (after it reopened), the management was fantastic - everything was great.
However, there was a continuing series of management changes - it got to the point that one stay was so bad, I didn't go back for quite a while.
When I did go back, the nightly rate had shot up - and lo and behold, the management changes had stopped, the front desk staff had completely changed, some remodeling had been completed, and things were in fact better than before. That being said, the average nightly rate there is out of my work travel budget - so I haven't stayed there is several months.
In light of all of that, I don't think you are going to find a lower rate at that property, especially for a peak weekend - without a chain-wide sale or promotion of some sort.