One popular hotel riddle is:
Q: What job did the frog have at the hotel?
A: Bellhop.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004.
Google Books
The Gigantic Book of Riddles
By Jacqueline Horsfall, Lori Miller Fox and Joseph Rosenbloom
New York, NY: Main Street
2004
Pg. 48:
What job did the frog take in the resort hotel?
Bell hop.
Yahoo! Groups—Puns of the Day
Animal Jokes 01-16-06 Frogs & Toads
Stan Kegel
Jan 16, 2006
ANIMAL JOKES OF THE DAY 01-16-06 FROGS & TOADS
(...)
What was the frog’s job at the hotel?
He was the bellhop.
Twitter
El Valor
@ElValorSchool
What job did the frog have at the hotel? Bellhop! #KidsJokes #ClassroomJokes Credit: Arseniic on deviantart
3:01 PM - 15 Aug 2014
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Kathy Baseball
@KathyBaseball
Hey @TheEllenShow, what job did the frog have at the hotel? Answer: BELLHOP #ClassicJokeFriday
2:44 PM - 8 Apr 2015
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Kim Mauldin
@RealtorShark1
#jokeoftheday What job did the frog have at the hotel?
9:01 AM - 20 Apr 2015
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