Is Krabi worth visiting, or just a place people pass through?

It tends to get compared to Phuket and judged on nightlife it never claimed to have. The people who rate it highly usually mention the landscape and the slower pace, which is a different holiday rather than a worse one. When you go decides whether the boats run at all, and that part is sourced: https://meetlocale.com/guides/andaman-vs-gulf Did you base yourself in Krabi or just transit through, and did that turn out to be the right call?