Adored by the Network: Before its rebrand as Freeform in 2016, Eloise At Christmastime was frequently shown on ABC Family, with the film usually airing once a week during the holidays.
California Doubling: Sofia Vassilieva recalled in an interview that while the exterior shots were indeed shot in New York, scenes set inside the Plaza were mostly filmed in a set in Toronto.
Dawson Casting: Six-year old Eloise was portrayed by Sofia Vassilieva who was ten at the time.
Development of a reboot starring Uma Thurman and Jordana Beatty fell through for various reasons. Unsurprisingly, Thurman sued HandMade Films for "a film that never was".
Same went with the animated film Eloise in Africa, as not much has been announced out of it since its initial unveiling in 2008; a motion storyboard did surface on Vimeo though.
Dic Entertainment was going to make a second Eloise cartoon series in the mid 2000's, but the plans never utilized.
Keep Circulating the Tapes: The Eloise Hotel mobile game is no longer available for Android; the iOS version is still available as of the time of this writing.
Real-Life Relative: In Eloise at the Plaza, the Prince of Kushin and his son Leon are respectively played by Denis and Kintaro Akiyama, who were father and son. Denis has since died.
that while the exterior shots were indeed shot in New York, scenes set inside the Plaza were mostly filmed in a set in Toronto.