the best braiding place I ever went to was elle's braiding salon
http://www.ellebraidingsalon.com/gallery/ on near the u street cardoze stop down the street form ben's chili bowl...she gave me small sengalese twists, i went there at about 9 o'clock i left that joint at like almost 1 o'clock, she was fast and she gave me a student discount, only 10%...my hair cost $180 though, but SHE provided the hair herself for you..and here is a picture of my braids when i had my shoot

I have natural hair as well, so I cant go to the places the others mentioned, the one place I found was near catholic university if any of the naturals need a break from doing their hair...she charges regular price for the first style(mine was 70 for angled twists), ya keep going every month though, its only 45 dollars....she gave the best shampoos and really knows how to manage natural hair with care, even when dying your hair
her website was this
http://www.locitup.com/152384.html but i dont know if she changed it or what cause last time i went was in may
i also heard this place was great with natural hair but I havent tried it yet
http://hometown.aol.com/__121b_+SRR1ZDVZY1/YXzCdAprlM1MiRjn8ACb4Y671YkI6yW8OvueafGqCQ==
YA KNOW I GOTTA LOOK OUT FOR MY FELLOW NAPPIES!!!