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Google Places Library without map
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<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14343965/google-places-library-without-map" target="_blank">See stackoverflow.com/questions/14343965/google-places-library-without-map</a>
<ul class="reviews__content" id="reviews__content">
</ul>
<div id="service-helper"></div>

<script async defer
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk&libraries=places&callback=getRelevantGoogleReviews">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
   window.getRelevantGoogleReviews = function(){
     var service = new google.maps.places.PlacesService($('#service-helper').get(0)); // note that it removes the content inside div with tag '#service-helper'

     service.getDetails({
         placeId: 'ChIJAwEf5VFQqEcRollj8j_kqnE'  // get a placeId using https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/place-id
        }, function(place, status) {
            if (status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {
              var resultcontent = place.rating;
              
              $('#reviews__content').append(resultcontent);
            }
        });
    }
</script>